Geography Vocab #1

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A large body of salt water

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Ocean

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Main landmasses: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America.

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Continent

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Shape of Earth's surface

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Topography

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Study of Earth's crust and rocks

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Geology

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Imaginary parallel line North of the equator, 23.5° N

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Tropic of Cancer

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Imaginary line around Earth's middle; countries near it stay hot year-round.

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Equator

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Imaginary circle around Earth, passing through poles and cutting equator at right angles

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(Prime) meridian

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A book of maps

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Atlas

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Study of Earth: mountains, water, countries, people

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Geography

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Independent political entity, also known as a state

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Country