global glossary
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- isthmus
- a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land.
- arable
- land that is good for farming.
- island
- land area,smaller than a continent, completley surrounded by water.
- irregualr coastline
- a coastline that has many natural harbors.
- archipelago
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a group or chain of islands.
- legend
- an explanatorylist of symbols on a map or chart.
- hemisphere
- the northern or southern half of the earth divided by the equator or the eastern or western half by the meridian.
- arid
- dry
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longitude
- east to west from equator
- elevation
- height of land above sea level.
- climate
- weather conditions of a region over a long period of time.
- landlocked
- land completley surrounded by land, no outlet to the sea.
- continent
- 1 of 7 large landmasses on the earth.
- geograpghy
- the study of the earth and its relationship to the people who live in it.
- latitude
- north to south