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Landforms 1
Landforms 2
Culture
Elements of a Map 1
Elements of a Map 2
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Water flowing downhill toward the ocean
River
100
A dry, treeless land, often on the edge of a desert.
steppe
100
The way a group of people live.
culture
100
Imaginary lines that measure how far a location is from the equator. They run horizontally and are numbered in degrees North and South
Latitude
100
Imaginary lines that measure how far a location is from the Prime Meridian. They run vertically and are numbered in degrees East or West.
Longitude
200
A low lying land surrounded by higher land
basin
200
Low lying land between mountains or hills
vallley
200
A group of people who share the same background
ethnic group
200
The area of the world surrounding the equator
tropics
200
These points are labeled 90 degrees North and South
poles
300
a group of islands
archipelago
300
A low lying or flat gently rolling land
plain
300
Things that people do that are handed down from the past
customs
300
The location of a point as compared to other landmarks or features . (Example: Texas is north of Mexico)
Relative location
300
a specific point on the Earth’s surface found using latitude and longitude coordinates. (Example: Leander is located at 30 degrees N, 97 degrees W)
Absolute Location
400
A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
peninsula
400
flat land with higher elevation than the land around it.
plateau
400
The spreading of one group's culture traits to another
cultural diffusion
400
shows natural features of physical geography, including landforms such as mountains, plains, valleys and deserts.
physical map
400
shows features that humans create, like cities and countries.
political map
500
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land
isthmus
500
A narrow body of water separating two pieces of land
strait
500
The idea that a culture is made up of many different people and ideas, and all should be respected
multiculturalism
500
represents how much distance on earth is represented by the distance on the map.
scale