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grade 3 geography vocabulary

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distancethe amount of space between two points or places
scalerelationship between real distance on the earth and same distance on a map
elevationheight above or below sea level
global addresslatitude and longitude numbers of the grid lines that cross at a given place
oceanone of the 5 largest bodies of water on earth
lakebody of water that is completely surrounded by land
riverlong, narrow body of water that flows downhill
mountainhigh landform, larger and taller than a hill, with sharp peak or rounded top
hilllandform that is higher than the land around it but not as tall as a mountain
plateauvast, high area of land that is mostly level
plaina broad area of land that is gently rolling or almost flat

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