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Geography Definition Match #1 — myVocabulary.com

  • These Definition Match vocabulary activities include vocabulary games and word puzzles with a vocabulary list. They are 1 of 8 free online word games.
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  • Common Core alignment to a Definition Match puzzle is to the key phrase "Precise Meaning". CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades: Precise Meaning: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4e, 3.4d, 4.4c, 5.4c, 6.4c, 7.4c, 8.4c, 9-10.4c, 11-12.4c
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MATCH the Geography vocabulary list with a definition. Use the pull down menu bar to select the letter match for the Geography word puzzle.
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Clue:

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You have permission to print Geography word puzzles for more vocabulary word study at home or in classes.

Word List

1) Eluvial
2) Erosion
3) Equator
4) Glacier
5) Cartography
6) Archipelago
7) Hemisphere
8) Abrasion
9) Latitude
10) Isthmus
11) Meridian
12) Continent
13) Meander

Definition List

A) to follow a winding, indirect or intricate course; to wander aimlessly
B) an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth, passing through the north and south poles
C) a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
D) the angular distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees
E) half of the terrestrial globe; the northern or southern half of the earth
F) large body of ice moving slowly downward or spreading outward
G) the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North & South Poles
H) state of being worn away in degrees by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
I) relating to a deposit of fine soil formed from the decomposition of rock
J) the art or work of making maps or charts
K) one of the main landmasses of the globe
L) an expanse of water with many scattered islands; a group of islands
M) a rubbing or wearing away; a place where the surface has been scraped off
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