Word of the Day Week 8

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Region used mainly for growing crops
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Height above or below sea level of a place on land.
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Dry region receiving little rain or snow and with little or no vegetation; usually hot.
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Pattern of weather for a particular place or region in a typical year.
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Map that uses color show land cover, sea ice, and ocean floors.
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Natural feature of the landscape, such as a mountain, plain, or island.
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Forest whose trees have broad leaves. In places with cold winters and leaves change color and fall off each autumn.
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Passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
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Illustrated explanation of a map's symbols colors, and lettering styles.
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Connected or touching.
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Something that is sold to a buyer in another country.
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Region covered by scattered vegetation but too dry for crops without irrigation.
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Region where grass grows, sometimes mixed with scattered shrubs or trees. They are often used for grazing.
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Land artificially supplied with water so crops can grow there.
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Imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern halves.
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Plar or mountainous area with no glaciers but too cold for trees to grow.
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Narrow waterway built for transportation or irrigation.
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Pines and other evergreen trees.
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Related to or close to the North Pole or South Pole.
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The main economic activity in an area. it is not the only activity, but it is the most significant or widespread.
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Body of water partly surrounded by land and partly open to a larger body of water. The larger body of water can be an ocean, sea, or lake.
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Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, as measured in degrees of a circle.
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Use of forests for lumber, paper, and other products.
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Method of representing the earth's curved surface on a flat map.
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Narrow body of land connecting a continent with a peninsula or another continent.
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Half of the earth.
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Region that shares the same time of day, usually one hour earlier than the next zone to the west.
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Set of pointers that show directions on a map or globe.
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Extensive ridge or mound in the sea that consists of the outer skeletons of tiny sea animals.
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A group of Islands.
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Vast accumulation of sediment at the mouth of a river. Often shaped like a triangle.
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Area drained by a river and its branches. Area surrounded by higher land.
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Growing crops or raising livestock, largely for sale to others.
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Large area of mountains or elevated land.
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One of the seven largest land masses on earth.
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Producing enough food for the farmers and their families.
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Dense forest in or near the tropics that receives great amounts of rain and stays green throughout the year.
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Longest period when air temperatures stay above freezing. The time of year when crops can grow.
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Large body of ice formed from a long-lasting accumulation of snow on mountains and in polar regions.
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Something that is bought from a seller in another country.
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Map that uses color to show countries, states, or other political divisions.
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Drawing or special map that shows a section of the earth as seen from the side. Also known as a profile drawing.
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Immense glacier covering much or all of a continent or very large island.
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Distance north or south of the Equator, as measured in degrees of a circle.
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Area of an ocean or sea partly surrounded by land.