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archipelagoa group or chain of islands
canallong and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
canyondeep and narrow valley with steep walls
capea strip of land projecting into a body of water
reservoirlake used to store water for community use
plateauan area of high, flat land
deltaflat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
reefa submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
plainarea of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
peninsulaland surrounded by water on three sides
prime meridianan imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that circles the planet from north to south and divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres.
oasisa fertile area of land in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
glaciera large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land
gulfan arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
isthmusa relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
straita narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
latitudedistance measured in degrees north and south of the equator.
equatoran imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that circles the earth from east to west and divides the planet into northern and southern hemispheres.
longitudedistance measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
landlockedsurrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
relative locationthe position of a place in relation to another place
absolute locationthe exact location of a place on Earth using degrees north or south of the equator and east or west of the prime meridian
ruralrelating to farm areas and life in the country
urbanhaving to do with cities or towns
subsistence farmingfarming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced
tributarysmall stream or river that flows into a larger river
seaa body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land
migrationthe movement of persons from one country or locality to another
push factorsnegative conditions and perceptions that compel people to leave their homes and migrate to a new location
pull factorspositive conditions and perceptions that effectively attract people to new locations from other areas
hemisphereone half of the earth
compass roseA tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) directions
map keyan explanation of what the symbols on a map represent
cartographythe making of maps and charts
estuarythe area where a freshwater stream or river merges with the ocean
rangea series of hills or mountains
valleyarea of low land between hills or mountains
topographyphysical features of a region
wetlandA land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year.
indigenousnative to a certain area