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GEOGRAPHY
STUDY OF EARTH, LAND, WATER, AIR AND PEOPLE
EQUATOR
IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS EAST & WEST AND DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO NORTHERN & SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES
PRIME MERIDIAN
IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS NORTH & SOUTH AND DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO EASTERN & WESTERN HEMISPHERES
HEMISPHERE
HALF A SPHERE, EARTH IS DIVIDED INTO 4
COMMUNITY
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, & PLAY
CONTINENT
7 LARGE BODIES OF LAND ON EARTH: ANTARCTICA, AUSTRALIA, ASIA, AFRICA, NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE
COUNTRY
AREA OF LAND THAT HAS ITS OWN GOVERNMENT
BORDER
IMAGINARY LINES THAT SHOW WHERE A COUNTRY OR STATE ENDS
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST
INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS
NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHEAST
CANYON
A DEEP NARROW VALLEY WITH STEEP SIDES
SYMBOL
SOMETHING THAT STANDS FOR AN IDEA
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
LANDFORMS, CLIMATE, & NATURAL RESOURCES FOUND IN A PLACE
CLIMATE
WEATHER IN A PLACE OVER TIME
NATURAL RESOURCES
USEFUL ITEMS THAT COME FROM NATURE SUCH AS WOOD FROM TREES
REGION
AN AREA WITH CERTAIN FEATURES IN COMMON
YOUR HEMISPHERE YOUR CONTINENT YOUR COUNTRY YOUR STATE YOUR TOWN
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES O AMERICA PENNSYLVANIA DOYLESTOWN (KUTZ) JAMISON (JAMISON)
ROSEBURG, OREGON
PHYSICAL FEATURES: RIVERS, MOUNTAINS, TREES
CLIMATE: WINTERS ARE COOL & RAINY
NATURAL RESOURCES: FORESTS
LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
PHYSICAL FEATURES: , NEAR A RIVER, MIDDLE OF A DESERT, MOUNTAINS
CLIMATE: HOT AND DRY
NATURAL RESOURCES: WATER
GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
PHYSICAL FEATURES: OCEANS
CLIMATE: COLD & SNOWY WINTERS, HOT & SUNNY SUMMERS, RAINY & COOL SPRING/FALL
NATURAL RESOURCES: FISH & OTHER SEAFOOD
OCEANS BORDER THE UNITED STATES
PACIFIC & ATLANTIC OCEAN
WHICH OCEAN IS MOST NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
ARCTIC OCEAN
WHICH OCEAN BORDERS AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, & ASIA
INDIAN OCEAN
WHAT BORDERS THE UNITED STATES
MEXICO & CANADA