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| geography | the study of the land, water, plants, animals, and people of a place |
| continent | one of the seven large land areas of the world |
| country | a land region under the control of one government |
| latitude | imaginary lines that measure the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian |
| longitude | imaginary lines that measure the distance north and west of the Equator |
| natural environment | the surroundings that influence how a plant or animal survives |
| human features | things that people build on the land to suit their needs |
| peninsula | a finger of land that has water on 3 sides |
| evaporate | to turn into vapor and rise |
| average | the mena between the highest and lowest; a typical amount |
| elevation | how high the land is above the level of the ocean |
| sea level | the level of the ocean; the starting point for measuring elevation |
| precipitation | water that falls to the earth as rain, snow, hail, etc. |
| humid | having a lot of small water droplets in the air |
| habitat | the natural home of an animal |
| reptile | an animal that moves on its belly or crawls on very short legs; it has scales or a bony plate covering its body |
| amphibian | an animal that lives on the land and in the water |
| geologist | a scientist who studies layers of rock to learn more about the past |
| fossil | the remains of a plant or animal pressed into rock over time |
| glacier | a large mass of ice built up over a long period of time |
| erosion | wearing away of the land by wind or water |
| conserve | to keep in good condition; to keep from losing or wasting |
| symbol | something that stands for something else |
