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freak the mighty/ch.1-6
ch.1-6
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Language - English
6th Grade
09/16/2007
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Term
Continent
 Definition
7 of the largest bodies of land.
Term
Ocean
 Definition
4 of the largest bodies of water.
Term
Hemisphere
 Definition
half of the earth.
Term
Globe
 Definition
a model of the earth shaped as a ball
Term
Bay
 Definition
a body of water that reaches land
Term
Gulf
 Definition
.touches land, part of a sea
Term
Country
 Definition
territory of a nation
Term
Sea
 Definition
water with salt and enclosed with land
Term
Key/legend
 Definition
explain a chart or map
Term
Scale
 Definition
the relationship with real size and map size.
Term
Compass Rose
 Definition
an instrument used to show direction.
Term
Elevation/Altitude
 Definition
the height of land.
Term
Archipelago
 Definition
a chain or group of islands.
Term
Island
 Definition
land surrounded by water.
Term
Isthmus
 Definition
narrow land connecting two bigger lands.
Term
Strait
 Definition
narrow stretch of water connecting two other ones.
Term
plateau
 Definition
high flat land.
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Valley
 Definition
low land between hills.
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Canyon
 Definition
a narrow vally without sides.
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Fjord
 Definition
a narrow inlet between steep cliffs.
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