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one of the four

principal compass

points north, south,

east, and west.

The art or technique of making maps or charts.

An explanatory

table or list of the symbols appearing on

a map or chart.

A system of ordered marks at fixed intervals used as a reference standard in measurement.

a large group or chain of

islands

A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut

into the earth by running water.

One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

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a low triangular area where a river

divides before entering a larger

body of water

A dry, often sandy

region of little rainfall,

extreme temperatures,

and sparse vegetation.

a narrow strip of land, bordered on

both sides by water, connecting two

larger bodies of land.

an area of land surrounded by

water on three sides connected on the fourth side to a large land mass.

An extensive, level, usually treeless area

of land.

An elevated, comparatively

level expanse of land; a tableland

An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often

having a river or stream running along

the bottom.

An underground bed or layer of

earth, gravel, or porous stone that

yields water.

a body of water

forming an

indentation of the

shoreline, larger

than a cove but

smaller than a gulf.

an artificial

waterway for

navigation,

irrigation, etc.

a wide strait, as between a continent and

an island.

A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, especially a long

landlocked portion of sea opening through a

strait.

an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and

accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either

descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving

outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental

glaciers.

a large floating mass of ice,

detached from a glacier and carried

out to sea.

A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide

anchorage for ships.

an indentation of a shoreline,

usually long and narrow.

a relatively narrow passage of water

between larger bodies of water or between the

mainland and an island

a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water

A ridge of high land dividing two

areas that are drained by

different river systems.

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