| A | B |
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| ABSOLUTE LOCATION | EXACT POSITION OF A PLACE ON THE EARTH, DESCRIBED BY GLOBAL COORDINATES |
| BASIN | AREA OF LAND DRAINED BY A GIVEN RIVER AND ITS BRANCHES, AREA OF LAND SURROUNDED BY LANDS OF HIGHER ELEVATIONS |
| BAY | PART OF A LARGE BODY OF WATER THAT EXTENDS INTO A COASTLINE |
| CANYON | DEEP AND NARROW VALLEY WITH STEEP WALLS |
| CAPE | POINT OF LAND SURROUNDED BY A BODY OF WATER |
| CHANNEL | DEEP, NARROW BODY OF WATER THAT CONNECTS TWO LARGER BODIE OF WATER, SDEEP PART OF A RIVER OR OTHERE WATERWAY |
| CLIFF | STEEP, HIGH WALL OF ROCK, EARTH OR ICE |
| CONTINENT | ONE OF THE SEVEN LARGE LAND MASSES ON THE EARTH |
| CULTUAL FEATURE | CHARACTERISTIC THAT HUMANS HAVE CREATED IN A PLACE, SUCH AS LANGUAGE, RELIGION, AND HISTORY |
| DELTA | LAND BUILT UP FROM SOIL CARRIED DOWNSTREAM BY A RIVER AND DEPOSITED AT ITS MOUTH |
| DIVIDE | STRETCH OF HIGH LAND THAT SEPARATES RIVER BASINS |
| DOWNSTREAM | DIRECTION IN WHICH A RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS FROM ITS SOURCE TO ITS MOUTH |
| ELEVATION | HEIGHT OF LAND ABOVE SEA LEVEL |
| EQUATOR | IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS AROUND THE EARTH HALFWAY BETWEEN THE NRTH AND SOURTH POLES, USED AS THE STARTING POINT TO MEASURE DEGREES OF NORTH AND SOUTH LATITUDE |
| GLACIER | LARGE, THICK BODY OF SLOWLY MOVING ICE, FOUND IN MOUNTAINS AND POLAR REGIONS |
| GLOBE | SPHERE-SHAPED MODEL OF THE EARTH |
| GULF | PART OF A LARGE BODY OF WATER THAT EXTENDS INTO A SHORELINE, LARGER THAN A BAY |
| HARBOR | A SHELTERED PLACE ALONG A SHORELINE WHERE SHIPS CAN ANCHOR SAFELY |
| HIGHLAND | ELEVATED LAND AREA SUCH AS A HILL, MOUNTAIN, OR PLATEAU |
| HILL | ELEVATED LAND WITH SLOPING SIDES, SMALLER THAN A MOUNTAIN |
| ISLAND | LAND AREA, SMALLER THAN A CONTINENT, COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER |
| ISTHMUS | NARROW STRETCH OF LAND CONNECTING TWO LARGER LAND AREAS |
| LAKE | A SIZABLE INLAND BODY OF WATER |
| LATITUDE | DISTANCE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR, MEASURED IN DEGREES AND MINUTES |
| LONGITUDE | DISTANCE EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN, MEASURED IN DEGREES AND MINUTES |
| LOWLAND | LAND, USUALLY LEVEL, AT A LOW ELEVATION |
| MAP | DRAWING OF ALL OR PART OF THE EARTH SHOWN ON A FLAT SURFACE |
| MERIDIAN | ONE OF THE MANY LINES ON THE GLOBAL GRID RUNNING FROM THE NORTH POLE TO THE SOUTH POLE, USED TO MEASURE DEGREES |
| 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 |
| MOUTH (OF A RIVER) | PLACE WHERE A STREAM OR RIVER FLOWS INTO A LARGER BODY OF WATER |
| OCEAN | ONE OF THE FOUR MAJOR BODIES OF WATER THAT SURROUND THE CONTINENTS |
| OCEAN CURRENT | STREAM OF EITHER COLD OR WARM WATER THAT MOVES IN A DEFINATE DIRECTION THROUGH AN OCEAN |
| PARALLEL | ONE OF MANY LINES ON 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 AT LOW ELEVATION |
| PLATEAU | AREA OF FLAT OR ROLLING LAND AT A HIGH ELEVATION |
| PRIME MERIDIAN | LINE OF THE GLOBAL GRID RUNNING FROM THE NORTH POLE TO THE SOUTH POLE AT GREENWICH, ENGLAND, USED AT THE STARTING POINT FOR 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 WATER JOINING TWO LARGER BODIES OF WATER |
| TRIBUTARY | SMALL RIVER OF 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 UP FROM INSIDE THE EARTH |
