Cluster M - Geographic Terms
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butte | an isolated hill or small mountain with steep sides and a flat top
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degree | a measure of distance equal to 1/360th of the earth's circumference
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gulf | a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land
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latitude | a measurement of distance north and south of the equator expressed as degrees
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equator | 0 degree latitude, divides the north and south hemispheres.
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longitude | a measurement of distance east and west of an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England expressed as degrees.
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Prairie | a large, level part of land.
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Rapids | usually a shallow part of a river with a fast current
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River delta | a wide, mouth of a river with rich soil
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swamp | a wet, spongy land sometimes partially underwater
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Bay | an extension of a sea or ocean into the land.
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Canal | a human made waterway
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Cape | a point of land projecting into a sea or ocean.
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Desert | an arid (dry) region that receives little precipitation (rain, snow, hail, cats, dogs)
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Glacier | a huge mass of ice originating from compacted snow
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Isthmus | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses.
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Legend | A series of symbols and their meanings describing features of a map.
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Peninsula | A long projection of land into water, connected to the mainland by an isthmus
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