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WKMS Geo. Review
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ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounds the continents |
sea | large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land (smaller than an ocean!) |
river | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
valley | area of low land between hills or mountains |
plateau | area of flat land at a high elevation |
plain | area of level land, usually at low elevations and often covered with grasses |
isthmus | narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land bodies |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
island | land area, smaller than a continent, that is completely surrounded by water |
peninsula | body of land jutting into water(typically lake or ocean), surrounded by water on 3 sides |
continent | one of the seven large landmasses on Earth, surrounded by the four oceans |
lines of longitude | imaginary lines that circle the earth from pole to pole |
lines of latitude | imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator and measure distance away from the equator in degrees(north or south) |
Prime Meridian | 0 degrees, line of longitude that splits the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres, runs through Greenwich, England |
Equator | 0 degrees latitude, line of latitude that splits the earth into two half spheres (North Pole is at 90 degrees North) |
hemisphere | literally half of a sphere, or half of the earth |