| A | B |
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| Absolute Location | a specific spot on planet Earth |
| Relative Location | explains where a place is in relation to another place or places |
| Latitude | Also called parallels |
| Longitude | Also known as meridian |
| Cartographer | Mapmaker |
| Navigable | water deep enough for safe travel by boat |
| Bayou | usually a small sluggish creek; may also be miles long and deep enough for navigation |
| Elevation | the height of a place above sea level |
| Relief | the difference between the highest and lowest elevation in a given area |
| alluvial | soil deposited by a river |
| estuary | the place where the river meets the sea |
| swamp | a seasonally flooded forest |
| topography | physical features of land |
| marsh | a wet, treeless prairie covered with water and grasses |
| salt domes | layers of rock that have folded upward, rising above the surface |
| geologists | scientists who study the origin, history, and structure of Earth |
| weather | measures the current conditions of the atmosphere |
| climate | the average weather of an area over a long period of time |
| Precipitation | any form of water - liquid or solid |
| tornadoes | funnel shaped windstorms |
| hurricane | Begin over tropical ocean waters |
| growing season | the number of days between the last killing frost in spring and the first killing frost in the fall |
| wetlands | swamps, marsh, and other ares that have a natural supply of water and are covered with water at least part of the year. |
| subsidence | the process by which the coastal lands slowly sink |
| Barrier Islands | islands off the coast that protect the wetlands |
| map | a document that shows the direction fron one place to another and indicates the distance between those locations |
| environment | surrounding |
| parish | a political subdivision within the state |
| Ecosystem | a community of organisms - plants, animals, bacteria, and so on |
| wold | raised uplands and ridges in the Hills region |
| conservation | the careful management of a natural resource to prevent its destruction. |
| nutria | a water rodent that eats the vegetation projecting the freshwater marsh,allowing salt water to move in. |
