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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

A POINT EXPRESSED BY A COORDINATE SYSTEM AS LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE.
Photo by caseorganic

ARABLE LAND

FARMABLE LAND
Photo by Mark Seton

ARCHIPELAGO

GROUP OF ISLANDS

ARCTIC CIRCLE

ONE OF 5 MAJOR CIRCLES OF LATITUDE

ATHEISM

REJECT OF BELIEF IN THE EXISTENCE OF DEITIES
Photo by mojoey

ATMOSPHERE

LAYER OF GASES SURROUNDING EARTH RETAINED BY GRAVITY

ATOLL

RING SHAPE CORAL REEF
Photo by nicadlr

BASIN

ROCK STRATA FORMED BY TECTONIC WARPING OF PRIVIEOUS FLAT STRATA
Photo by 5oulscape

BAY

LARGE BODY OF WATER CONNECTED TO AN OCEAN OR SEA

BLUFF

STEEP CLIFF FORMED BY RIVER EROSION
Photo by Kuyan Redman

BUTTE

AN ISOLATE STEEP HILL WITH A FLAT TOP

CANAL

HUMAN MADE CHANNELS FOR WATER
Photo by Claudio.Ar

CAPE

A HEADLAND EXTENDING IN TO A BODY OF WATER
Photo by Paco CT

CASH CROP

CROP GROWN FOR SALE FOR RETURN PROFIT

CHANNEL

LANDFORM WITH A NARROW BODY OF WATER
Photo by ecstaticist

CITY

LARGE HUMAN SETTLEMENT WITH LARGE POPULATION
Photo by ecstaticist

CLIFF

VERTICAL ROCK EXPOSER

CLIMATE

MEASURE OF THE AVERAGE VARIATION OF TEMP, HUMIDITY, AND PARCIPITATION
Photo by Fon-tina

CONIFEROUS FOREST

TERRESTRIAL BIOME WITH ADEQUATE RAINFALL
Photo by ankakay

CULTURE

ARTS OF HUMAN INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVMENT
Photo by Jogesh S

DECIDUOUS FOREST

COLD FORRETS FOUND IN THE EASTER HALF OF AMERICA
Photo by henrikj

DEFORESTATION

CLEARING OF FORESTS ON A MASSIVE SCALE

DELTA

LANDFORM FOUND AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER
Photo by ecstaticist

DESERT

BARREN LAND WITH LITTLE RAIN

DESERTIFICATION

LAND DEGRADATION
Photo by Lee Jordan

DOWRY

MONEY BROGHT TO A BRIDE TO HER HUSBAND
Photo by xjyxjy

EARTH QUAKE

SEISMIC WAVES OD DESTRUCTION
Photo by líquen

ELEVATION

ABOVE OR BELOW A FIXED REFERENCE POINT
Photo by a4gpa

EQUATOR

MIDWAY BETWEEN THE EARTHS POLES
Photo by KKfromBB

EROSION

REMOVE ROCK AND SOIL
Photo by Peter Rivera

ESCARPMENT

STEEP CLIFF MADE BY EROSION
Photo by shirokazan

ESTUARY

ENCLOSED COASTAL BODY OF WATER

ETHNIC GROUP

HUMAN POPULATION WHOSE MEMBERS IDENTIFY WITH EACH OTHER
Photo by yannboix

EXCLAVE

STRIP OF LAND THAT BELONGS TO A POLITICAL ENTITY
Photo by conner395

FAULT

FRACTURE IN A VOLUME OF ROCK
Photo by .RGB.

FJORD

INLET WITH CLIFFS

FOOTHILLS

INCREASE IN ELEVATION AT THE BASE OF A MOUNTAIN RANGE

GEYSER

A SPRING WITH A DISCHARGE OF WATER
Photo by Partha

GHETTO

POOR CONDITIONED PART OF A CITY
Photo by Johnny0101

GLACIER

HUGE CHUNKS OF ICE
Photo by angela7dreams

GOVERNMENT

SYSTEM IN WHICH A COMMUNITY IS GOVERNED
Photo by wbeem

GULF

LARGE BAY THAT IS ARM OF AN OCEAN OR SEA
Photo by lecates

HEMISPHERE

HALF OF A SPHERE

HURRICANE

A TROPICAL CYCLE
Photo by Philerooski

INDUSTRIALISM

ORGINAZATIONS IN WITCH INDUSTRIES ARE ESPECIALLY LARGE INDUSTRIES RULEE
Photo by JULIAN MASON

IRRIGATION

ARTIFICIAL APPLIANCE OF WATER TO LAND
Photo by Monica's Dad

ISLAND

AN ISOLATED PIECE OF LAND
Photo by dhilung

ISTHMUS

NARROW STRIP OF LAND CONNECTING 2 LARGER LAND PIECES

LAGOON

SHALLOW BODY OF WATER SEPARATED FROM A LARGE BODY OF WATER

LAKE

A BIG BODY OF WATER
Photo by Sam Ilić

LANDLOCKED

COUNTRY ENCLOSED BY LAND
Photo by bertknot

LOSSES

REDUCTION OF POWER

MONETARY SYSTEM

INSTITUTIONS BY WHICH THE GOVERMENT PROVIDES THE ECONOMY
Photo by GLS Bank

MOUNTAIN

LARGE LANDFORM THAT STRETCHES ABOVE THE LAND
Photo by blmiers2

OASIS

VEGITATION IN A DESSERT
Photo by potomo

OCEAN

MASSIVE BODY OF WATER THAT COVERS MANY AREAS
Photo by betta design

PENINSULA

LAND SUROUND BY WATER
Photo by Kay Gaensler

PLAIN

LARGE AREA OF FLAT LAND

PLATAEU

HIGH PLAIN WITH FLAT TERRAIN
Photo by Steve.r

POACHING

ILLEGAL HUNTING

POPULATION

THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
Photo by mrlins

POPULATION DENSITY

MEASURE OF POPULATION PER UNIT AREA
Photo by SEDACMaps

PRAIRIE

TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS
Photo by bsmith4815

PRECIPITATION

RAIN
Photo by kevin dooley

RAINFOREST

FORESTS WITH HIGH RAIN FALL AND HUMIDITY

REEF

SANDBAR BENEATH THE WATER
Photo by ninacoco

RELATIVE LOCATION

A POINT OR PLACE IN RELATION TO ANOTHER POINT OR PLACE
Photo by nathanh100

RELGION

A PERSONS FAITH AND BELIEFS
Photo by sunsurfr

RIVER

A NATURAL WATER COURSE

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