| A | B |
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| Archipelago | A group of islands |
| Bay | Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline (smaller than a gulf) |
| Canyon | Deep, narrow valley with steep walls |
| Cape | Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean |
| Cataract | A large waterfall |
| Continent | One of the seven largest landmasses on the Earth |
| Delta | Flat, low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth |
| Desert | Arid land with sparse vegetation, warm climate, and little rainfall |
| Glacier | Large, thick body of slowly moving ice |
| Gulf | Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline (larger and more deeply indented than a bay) |
| Hill | Elevated land with sloping sides and a rounded summit (smaller than a mountain) |
| Island | Land area (smaller than a continent) that is completely surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas |
| Lake | A sizable inland body of water |
| Mountain | Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1000 feet or more) from surrounding land (larger and more rugged than hill) |
| Oasis | Small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found |
| Ocean | One of the (four/five) major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| Peninsula | Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water |
| Plain | Area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered with grasses |
| Plateau | Area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation (about 300-3000 feet high) |
| River | Large natural stream of water that runs through the land |
| Sea | Large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land |
| Strait | Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| Valley | Area of low land usually between hills or mountains |
| Climate | Pattern of weather conditions in a location over time |
| Compass Rose | A map tool that tells the directions on the map |
| Equator | Zero latitude line |
| Geographic Grid | Latitude and longitude make up the... |
| Geography | The study of Earth and its people |
| Globe | The most exact representation of how continents and oceans appear |
| Government | A system of creating order and providing leadership |
| Hemisphere | Half of the globe |
| Human-Environment Interaction | One of the five themes of geography; how people relate to the environment where they live |
| Latitude | Lines that run east and west |
| Legend or Key | Area of a map that explains symbols on the map |
| Location | One of the five themes of geography; answers the question "Where is it?" |
| Longitude | Lines that run north and south |
| Map | A flat representation of the Earth's surface |
| Migration | Movement from one location to settle in another |
| Movement | One of the five themes of geography; it is how people, goods, and ideas spread |
| Physical Map | A map showing natural features |
| Place | One of the five themes of geography; answers the question "What is it like there?" |
| Political Map | A map that shows things people have made |
| Prime Meridian | Zero longitude line |
| Region | One of the five themes of geography; a group of places united by a common characteristic |
| Scale | Map tool used to figure distance on a map |
| Thematic Map | A map showing a distribution or pattern |
