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| geography | The study of people, their environments, and their resources. |
| latitude | The distance north and south of the Equator. |
| longitude | The distance east and west from the Prime Meridian. |
| standard time zones | One of the 24 time divisions of the world as measured from the Prime Meridian. |
| plains | Broad areas of fairly level land. |
| hills | Areas of raised land, lower, less steep and more rounded than mountains. |
| mountains | high, steep rugged land rising to an elevation of at least 1000 feet above the surrounding land. |
| elevation | Height above the surface of the earth. |
| relief | Difference in height of land. |
| plateaus | Large raised areas of flat or gently rolling land. |
| tributaries | Branch of a river. |
| isthmus | Narrow strip of land. |
| weather | Condition of the Earth's atmosphere at any given time and place. |
| climate | Average weather of a place over a period of 20 - 30 years. |
| precipitation | Water that falls from the sky in the form of rain or snow. |
| altitude | Height above sea level. |
| steppe | Flat, treeless land with limited moisture. |
| cartographer | Map maker. |
