third grade geography terms
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| a collection of maps | atlas
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| section of ocean partially surrounded by land | bay
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| a line that marks the limits of a country, state, city, or territory | boundary
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| a body of water joining to larger bodies of water | channel
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| the land that runs along the ocean or gulf | coast
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| a triangular section of land at the mouth of a river | delta
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| dry land that gets little moisture | desert
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| an imaginary line around the center of the earth that divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres | Equator
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| an area of water that is protected by land, an inlet along the coast | harbor
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| half of a sphere, referring to half of the earth | hemisphere
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| land completely surrounded by water | island
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| a narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that joins two larger land areas | isthmus
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| point where a river empties into a larger body of water. | mouth
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| a body of land surrounded by water on three sides | peninsula
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| an area of level, flat land surrounded by steep slopes on several sides | plateau
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| a large area of level or gently rolling grasslands | prairie
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| a region or a part of a country | province
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| a lake that forms behind a dam, made by humans | reservoir
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| the ratio on a map between what is shown and the thing it represents | scale
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| the point at which a river begins | source
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| a narrow waterway that joins two larger bodies of water | strait
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| a river that flows into another river | tributary
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