Geographic Dictionary (Part IV)
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- Q1Line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole at Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude.locationEquatorhemispherePrime Meridian30s
- Q2Changes in elevation over a given area of land.sourcereliefmouthsound30s
- Q3Large natural stream of water that runs through the land.lakeriverseaocean30s
- Q4Large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land.valleyseaoceantributary30s
- Q5Land lying next to a sea or an ocean.seaoceanseacoastriver30s
- Q6Broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more island off the coast.reliefsoundupstreamsource30s
- Q7Place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands.isthmusmouthislandsource30s
- Q8Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water.straitislandpeninsulalandlocked30s
- Q9Small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river.bayseatributarygulf30s
- Q10Direction opposite the flow of a river; toward the source of a river or stream.mouthupstreamdownstreamsource30s
- Q11Area of low land usually between hills or mountains.mesaplaincanyonvalley30s
- Q12Mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside of the Earth.volcanohillislandmountain30s