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Alphabetical list of 26 words:
Abrasion, Archipelago, Cartography, Continent, Eluvial, Equator, Erosion, Glacier, Hemisphere, Isthmus, Latitude, Meander, Meridian, Peninsula, Polar, Permafrost, Permeable, Piedmont, Reclamation, Reservoir, Saturation, Sediment, Terrain, Topography, Tributary, Tropical

26 vocabulary words for Geography Awareness thematic puzzles. 1. _____ Hemisphere 2. _____ Isthmus 3. _____ Tropical 4. _____ Eluvial 5. _____ Saturation 6. _____ Sediment 7. _____ Archipelago 8. _____ Cartography 9. _____ Reservoir 10. _____ Terrain 11. _____ Meridian 12. _____ Peninsula 13. _____ Polar 14. _____ Permafrost 15. _____ Piedmont 16. _____ Latitude 17. _____ Meander 18. _____ Topography 19. _____ Tributary 20. _____ Continent 21. _____ Abrasion 22. _____ Erosion 23. _____ Permeable 24. _____ Reclamation 25. _____ Equator 26. _____ Glacier

Match the 26 definitions below to the geography vocabulary words on the left. a. - half of the terrestrial globe; the northern or southern half of the earth b. - material that settles to the bottom of a liquid; material deposited by water, wind or glaciers c. - relating to a deposit of fine soil formed from the decomposition of rock d. - a lasting frozen layer at variable depth below the earth's surface in frigid regions e. - a stream feeding a larger stream or lake f. - large body of ice moving slowly downward or spreading outward g. - a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected by an isthmus with the mainland h. - ground; the physical or surface features of a tract of land i. - lying or formed at the base of mountains j. - to follow a winding, indirect or intricate course; to wander aimlessly k. - located in or used in either of two parallels of the earth's latitude (23 and _ degrees north of the equator or 23 and _ degrees south) l. - a place where something is kept in store, especially an artificial lake where water is kept in quantity m. - having pores or openings that allow liquids or gases to pass through n. - pertaining to the North or South Pole regions; diametrically opposite o. - the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North & South Poles p. - the angular distance north or south from the earth's equator measured in degrees q. - the act or process of altering from an undesirable or uncultivated state; the obtaining from a waste product r. - an imaginary great circle on the earth's surface passing through the north and south poles s. - a rubbing or wearing away; a place where the surface has been scraped off t. - a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas u. - detailed graphic delineation, mapping or charting of the surface configuration of an area v. - an expanse of water with many scattered islands; a group of islands w. - the act of treating, furnishing or changing with something where no more can be absorbed, dissolved or retained x. - the art or work of making maps or charts y. - state of being worn away in degrees by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice z. - one of the main landmasses of the globe

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