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1.
A sheltered body of water where ships can safely anchor.

2.
A map that shows land elevations.

3.
Navigational instrument for finding directions.

4.
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

5. Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill

6.
A person who makes maps

7.
Energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth"

8.
A line of latitude located at 23°30' NORTH of the equator. The Sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer on the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (June 20 or 21). It marks the northernmost point of the tropics, which falls between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

9.
A body of land completely surrounded by water

10.
A wetland that is forested typically found near or along rivers

11.
A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

12.
Shows features humans have created such as the boundaries between states, provinces, territories, and countries.

13.
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

14.
Coal, Petroleum (oil) and Natural Gas

15.
A large body of salt water nearly or partly surrounded by land.

16.
An angular distance for a point north or south of the equator, as measured from the earth's center, like ladders

7 Important Latitude Lines
- North Pole 90'N
- Arctic Circle 65.5'N
- Tropic of Cancer 23.5'N
- Equator 0'
- Tropic of Capricorn 23.5'S
- Antarctic Circle 66.5'S
- South Pole 90'S

17.
A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land

18.
A wet treeless prarie covered with water and grass/cattail

19. Wise use or preservation of natural resources so as to maintain supplies and qualities at levels sufficient to meet present and future needs

20.
A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

21.
A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface
Conic, Cylindrical, Interrupted, and Plane are different types...

22.
A sub field of geography - representing earth through maps;

23.
A large body of water that is almost completely enclosed by land.

24.
1. location
2. place
3. region
4. human earth relationships
5. movement

25.
The ratio between the size of something and a representation of it.

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