| A | B |
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| Basin | a depression in the surface of the land |
| Bay | a part of a sea or lake that extends into the land |
| Border | location where one place touches another place at a boundary |
| Canyon | a deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| Cardinal Direction | one of the four main directions |
| Compass Rose | a small drawing on a map used to show direction |
| Continent | a huge area of land |
| Delta | a triangular shaped plain at the mouth of a river |
| Eastern Hemisphere | half of the Earth, east of the Prime Meridian |
| Equator | a line drawn on maps that circles the Earth halfway between the North & South Pole |
| Glacier | a huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice |
| Globe | a spherical model of the Earth |
| Hemisphere | a name given to any half of the Earth |
| Hill | area that rises above surrounding land and has a rounded top |
| Island | area of land completely surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land |
| Latitude | distance measured in degrees north & south of the Equator |
| Longitude | distance measured in degrees east & west of the Prime Meridian |
| Meridian | another name for a line of longitude |
| Mountain | area that rises steeply at least 2,000 ft. above surrounding land |
| Northern Hemisphere | half of the Earth, north of the Equator |
| North Pole | most northern place in the world located in the Arctic Ocean |
| Peninsula | area of land almost completely surrounded by water |
| Plain | large area of flat or gently rolling land |
| Plateau | a large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land |
| Prime Meridian | line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England |
| Scale | relationship between real size and size used on a map |
| South Pole | most southern place in the world located on the continent of Antarctica |
| Southern Hemisphere | half of the Earth, south of the Equator |
| Strait | narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
| Tributary | river or stream that flows into a larger river |
| Western Hemisphere | half of the Earth, west of the Prime Meridian |
