Geography Terms

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Coastal Plain

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Low, flat land that runs along a coast

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Region

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An area of the earth's surface that has certain features of land and climate

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Line of longitude

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An imaginary line that runs around the globe between the north and south poles; also called a meridian

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Global grid

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The grid formed by crisscrossing lines of latitude and longitude on a map

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Inland

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Not bordering an ocean

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Special Purpose Map

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A map that shows just one kind of information such as rainfall or elevation

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Map Key

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An explanation of what the symbols on a map stand for

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Scale

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A diagram that explains distance on a map

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Plateau

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A high flat landform that rises steeply from around it

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Line of latitude

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An imaginary line that runs east to west around the globe; also called a parallel line