TMS Geographic Handbook Terms 6th grade
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| absolute location | show 🗑
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| show | area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevation
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| show | part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
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| canyon | show 🗑
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| show | point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
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| channel | show 🗑
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| cliff | show 🗑
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| continent | show 🗑
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| cultural feature | show 🗑
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| delta | show 🗑
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| show | stretch of high land that separates river systems
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| downstream | show 🗑
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| show | the height of land above sea level
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| show | imaginary line that runs around the earth half way between the North and South Poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude
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| glacier | show 🗑
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| show | part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
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| show | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
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| show | elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau
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| hill | show 🗑
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| show | land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water
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| show | narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
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| show | a sizable inland body of water
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| show | distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
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| show | distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees
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| show | land, usually level, at a low elevation
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| show | drawing of the earth shown on a flat surface
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| meridian | show 🗑
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| mesa | show 🗑
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| mountain | show 🗑
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| mountain peak | show 🗑
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| mouth | show 🗑
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| show | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
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| show | stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean
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| parallel | show 🗑
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| peninsula | show 🗑
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| show | characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource
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| show | area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered in grasses
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| plateau | show 🗑
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| show | line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude
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| show | changes in elevation over a given area of land
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| show | large natural stream of water that runs through the land
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| sea | show 🗑
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| seacoast | show 🗑
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| sea level | show 🗑
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| sound | show 🗑
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| source | show 🗑
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| steppe | show 🗑
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| show | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
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| show | small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream; a branch of the river
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| show | direction opposite the flow of a river; toward the source of a river or stream
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| show | area of low land between hills or mountains
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| volcano | show 🗑
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