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Arid
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lacking sufficient water or rainfall
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Cordillera
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a region where earthquakes and recently active volcanoes show that mountain-building is continuing
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El Nino
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a warming of the ocean current along the coasts of Peru and Ecuador that is generally associated with dramatic changes in the weather patterns of the region
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Elevation
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height above sea level
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Equator
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an imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves
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Escarpment
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a steep cliff
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Geographic coordinates
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the latitude and longitude coordinate system
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Great Circle
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the shortest path between two locations on the globe
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Grid system
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a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid
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Humidity
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the amount of water vapor in the air
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Landform
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shapes and types of land
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Latitude
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the measure of distance north and south from the equator
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Longitude
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the measure of distance east and west from the prime meridian
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Meridian
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lines of longitude, measure distance from east and west from the Prime Meridian
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Parallel
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lines of latitude
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Prime Meridian
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an imaginary line that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres
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Rainforest
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a forest with heavy annual rainfall
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Semi-arid
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rain usually falls within a short period followed by a long dry season
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