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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

A SPECIFIC LOCATION ON THE EARTH USING LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE

ARABLE LAND

LAND THAT CAN BE USED FOR GROWIN CROPS

ARCHIPELAGO

A STRETCH OF WATER CONTAINING A GROUP OF ISLANDS
Photo by lau.svensson

ARCTIC CIRCLE

AN IMAGINARY LINE PARALLEL TO THE EQUATOR
Photo by potomo

ATHESIEM

A BELIF THAT THERE IS NO GOD

ATMOSPHERE

A MASS OF AIR SURROUNDING THE EARTH
Photo by Piero...

ATOLL

A CORAL REEF SURROUNDING A LAGOON
Photo by nicadlr

BASIN

A HOLLOW AREA CONTAINING WATER
Photo by 5oulscape

BAY

AN INLET OF THE SEA
Photo by the_tahoe_guy

BLUFF

RISING STEEPLY WITH A ROUNDED FRONT
Photo by jurvetson

BUTTE

A SMALL HILL WITH STEEP SIDES

CANAL

HUMAN MADE CHANNELS OF WATER
Photo by gnuckx

CASH CROP

A CROP GROWN FOR SALE
Photo by CIMMYT

CHANNEL

THE BED OF A STREAM OF A RIVER
Photo by hari_kr

CITY

A PLACE OF POPULATION, COMMERCE AND CULTURE
Photo by ecstaticist

CLIFF

A HIGH STEEP FACE OF A ROCK

CLIMATE

THE CONDITIONS IN A PARTICULAR REGION
Photo by kevin dooley

COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

A LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION OF CROPS FOR SALE
Photo by Leshaines123

CONIFEROUS FOREST

A BIOME FOUND IN TEMPERATE REGIONS
Photo by Bert Kaufmann

CULTURE

THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT PEOPLE DO

DEFORESTATION

CLEARING EARTHS FORESTS

DELTA

A RIVER THAT SPLITS INTO SMALLER STREAMS IN THE FORM OF A TRIANGLE
Photo by ecstaticist

DESERT

A DRY REGION
Photo by szeke

DOWRY

THE GOODS A WIFE BRINGS TO MARRIGE
Photo by seanmcgrath

EARTHQUAKE

THE RELEASE OF ENERGY FROM THE MOVEMENTS OF EARTHS PLATES
Photo by líquen

ELEVATION

THE HEIGHT TO WHICH SOMETHING IS ELEVATED
Photo by kevin dooley

ENCLAVE

A DISTINCT TERRITORIAL, CULTURAL, OR SOCIAL UNIT
Photo by Brandon Heyer

EQUATOR

A CIRLE THAT DIVIDES THE EARTHS NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES
Photo by KKfromBB

EROSION

THE PROCESS OF ERODING

ESCARPMENT

A SLOPE THAT SEPARATES 2 FLAT SLOPED AREAS
Photo by detsang

ESTUARY

AN AREA WHERE A RIVER FLOWS INTO THE SEA

FAULT

A FRATCURE IN THE CRUST OF A PLANET
Photo by pennstatenews

FJORD

A NARROW PART OF THE OCEAN BETWEEN CLIFFS
Photo by gorfor

FOOTHILLS

A HILL NEXT TO A HIGHER MOUNTAINS

FREE ENTERPRISE

PRIVATE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER
Photo by terrypresley

GEYSER

A HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT SHOOTS OUT HOT WATER

GHETTO

A PLACE IN A CITY WHERE A GROUP LIVES IN POOR CONDITIONS

GLACIER

GOVERNMENT