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| Archipelago | A group or chain of islands |
| Canal | Long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation |
| Canyon | Deep and narrow valley with steep walls |
| Cape | A strip of land projecting into a body of water |
| Reservoir | Lake used to store water for community use |
| Plateau | An area of high, flat land |
| Delta | Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth |
| Reef | A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water |
| Plain | Area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses |
| Peninsula | Land surrounded by water on three sides |
| Prime meridian | An imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that circles the planet from north to south and divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres. |
| Oasis | A fertile area of land in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) |
| Glacier | A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land |
| Gulf | An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land |
| Isthmus | A relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas |
| Strait | A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water |
| Latitude | Distance measured in degrees north and south of the equator. |
| Equator | An imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that circles the earth from east to west and divides the planet into northern and southern hemispheres. |
| Longitude | Distance measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. |
| Landlocked | Surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land |
| Relative location | The position of a place in relation to another place |
| Absolute location | The exact location of a place on Earth using degrees north or south of the equator and east or west of the prime meridian |
| Rural | Relating to farm areas and life in the country |
| Urban | Having to do with cities or towns |
| Subsistence farming | Farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced |
| Tributary | Small stream or river that flows into a larger river |
| Sea | A body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land |
| Migration | The movement of persons from one country or locality to another |
| Push factors | Negative conditions and perceptions that compel people to leave their homes and migrate to a new location |
| Pull factors | Positive conditions and perceptions that effectively attract people to new locations from other areas |
| Hemisphere | One half of the earth |
| Compass rose | A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) directions |
| Map key | An explanation of what the symbols on a map represent |
| Cartography | The making of maps and charts |
| Estuary | The area where a freshwater stream or river merges with the ocean |
| Range | A series of hills or mountains |
| Valley | Area of low land between hills or mountains |
| Topography | Physical features of a region |
| Wetland | A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year. |
| Indigenous | Native to a certain area |