Basic Geography Vocab

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Arctic Circle

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Imaginary line at 66° North of the Equator

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Basin

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Area of land lower than the surrounding land.

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Bay

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Area of an ocean that extends into the land.

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Canyon

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Deep, narrow, high-sided valley

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Cape

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Land extending beyond the shoreline into the ocean.

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Climate

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Weather over time in an area

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Continent

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Huge land mass

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Country: Independent nation with a name and boundary

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Independent nation with a name and boundary

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Desert

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Dry area with very little precipitation.

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Equator

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Imaginary line running east to west around the globe.