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| meridian | one of the many lines on the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure degrees of longitude |
| mesa | area of raised land with steep sides; smaller than a plateau |
| mountain | land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land; larger and more rugged than a hill |
| mountain peak | pointed top of a mountain |
| mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
| mouth | place where a stream or a river flows into a larger body of water |
| ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| ocean current | stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean |
| parallel | one of many lines one the global grid that circle the earth north or south of the equator; used to measure degrees of latitude |
| peninsula | body of land almost surrounded by water |
| physical feature | characteristic of a place occurring naturally such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern or resource |
| plain | area of level land, usually |
| Prime Meridian | line of global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole at Greenwich, England; used as a a starting point fro measuring degrees of east and west longitude |
| relative location | position of a place on the earth in relation to other places |
| relief | changes in elevation either few or many, that occur over a given area of land |
| river | large stream of water that runs through the land |
| sea | large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land |
| seacoast | land lying next to a sea or ocean |
| sea level | average level of an ocean's surface |
| sound | body of water between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast |
| source | of a river) - place where a river or stream begins, often in high lands |
| strait | narrow stretch of wter joining two larger bodies of water |
| tributary | small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of a river |
| upstream | direction opposite the flow of a river; toward the source of a river or stream |
| valley | area of low land between hills or mountains |
| volcano | mountain created as liquid rock or ash are thrown from inside the earth |
