Western Hemisphere Vocabulary Quiz #2
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| arid | show 🗑
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| biome | show 🗑
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| show | an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing earth into northern and southern hemispheres and is the parallel of zero degrees latitude
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| Prime Meridian | show 🗑
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| show | the place where the river empties into another body of water
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| show | the place from which the water in the river or stream originates
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| island | show 🗑
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| prairie | show 🗑
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| show | an administrative district or division of a country
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| show | of or relating to the regions around the North Pole
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| show | a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line
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| canal | show 🗑
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| show | north, south, east and west.
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| intermediate directions | show 🗑
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| show | flat or rolling areas of lands covered with grasses. If located in North America, they are called prairies. In South America they are called pampas.
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| show | a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
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| tributary | show 🗑
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| marsh | show 🗑
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| show | a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that slow downstream in the river and are deposited in the delta. It is often(but not always) shaped like a triange.
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| desert | show 🗑
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| show | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. It has water on two sides.
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| plateau | show 🗑
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| show | a piece of land nearly surrounded by wated or sticking out into the water.
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| show | all the different sizes and shapes of water naturally found on the Earth's surface. Oceans, seas, bays, lakes, rivers, and pnds are examples.
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| resources | show 🗑
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| adapt | show 🗑
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| elevation | show 🗑
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| Hempisphere | show 🗑
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| show | the physical setting of a place including the land, air, water, plants, and animals.
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| precipitation | show 🗑
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| show | the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time.
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| altitude | show 🗑
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| show | the unit of measurement used for lines of latitude and longitude.
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| grid system | show 🗑
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| location | show 🗑
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| show | the heading of the map that tells what the map shows.
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| population growth | show 🗑
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| settlement | show 🗑
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