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A TO Z WORDS AND DEFINITION IN
GEOGRAPHY
By Nidhi
A IS FOR ARCHIPELAGO
Archipelago is a group of islands
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A IS ALSO FOR ALTITUDE
Altitude is the height above sea level
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B IS FOR BROOK
Brook is a small fresh water stream
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C IS FOR CINDER CONE
Cinder is a small piece of charred, wood, or
cone
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C IS ALSO FOR CULTIVATED LAND
Cultivated land is to prepare the land for
crops
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D IS FOR DELTA
Delta is a mushy land where the river meets
the sea
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E IS FOR EQUATOR
Equator is an imaginary line that runs from
east to west
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F IS FOR FOOT HILLS
A foot hill is a hill near the mountain
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G IS FOR GULF
A gulf is an inlet near the ocean
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H IS FOR HEMISPHERE
Hemisphere is half of the earth
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I IS FOR ISTHMUS
Isthmus is narrow connecting strip of land
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J IS FOR JUNGLE
A Jungle is a tropical forest
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K IS FOR KNOB
Knob is a rounded hill
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L IS FOR LEDGE
Ledge is a flat surface projecting form rock
face
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M IS FOR MARIANA TRENCH
Mariana trench is the deepest trench
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N IS FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Northern hemisphere is the north of the
equator
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O IS FOR OASIS
Oasis is a small area in the desert, that hast
he source of water
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P IS FOR PENINSULA
A peninsula is a land covered by water in three
sides
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Q IS FOR QUATERNARY SECTOR
A Quaternary sector is a geologic time, beginning
1.6 million years ago.
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R IS FOR REGION
A region is any large part of the Earths large
surface.
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S IS FOR SUMMIT
Summit is the highest point or part of the
mountain.
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T IS FOR TIMBERLINE
A timberline is a limit of a trees growth.
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U IS FOR URBAN
Urban is located in the city.
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V IS FOR VEGETATION
Vegetation is a plants life
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W IS FOR WATERFALL
A waterfall is water falling from the
mountain. That’s because the glaciers
are melting.
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X IS FOR XEROPHYTIC
Plants that store water is called
xerophytic
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Y IS FOR YARDANG
Yardang is a sharp crusted ridge that
is made by wind erosion
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Z IS FOR ZONING
Zoning is any of the five great division
in the Earth surface.
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