Study Aid for the Western Hemisphere Geography Test – Flashcards
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"Out West" and "down South" are examples of:
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relative direction
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a body of water surrounded by land
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lake
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a body of water that extends into the land
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gulf or bay
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a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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strait
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one of the great salt water bodies of the earth
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ocean
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a land form surrounded by water
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island
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a land form that sticks out into the water
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peninsula
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a narrow land form that connects two larger land masses
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isthmus
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one of the 7 great land masses of the earth
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continent
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the land bordering a sea or ocean
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coast
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a group or chain of islands in the ocean or sea
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archipelago
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a dry region that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year
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desert
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a region where trees are the main form of plant life
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forest
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a forest region that receives exceptionally large amounts of rain
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rainforest
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a plain that is covered in grass
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grasslands
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the grasslands of North America
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prairie
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the grasslands of South America
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pampa
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a region made up of high and steep land forms
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mountains
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a cold, relatively dry region covered with snow for more than half the year, has relatively few trees, and has frozen subsoil
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tundra
