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Fertile Crescent - ANSWER A crescent-shaped area from the Mediterranean Sea on the
West to the Persian Gulf on the East that contained extremely fertile soil. Some of the first
agricultural communities were settled there and it is sometimes referred to as "The Cradle of
Civilization".
Ural Mountains - ANSWER Mountain range that divides continental Europe from Asia
Sahara Desert - ANSWER The key physical feature in Africa; the largest hot desert in the
world covering most of northern Africa
Human-Environment Interaction - ANSWER The ways in which people and places interact
with and influence each other. One of the 5 themes of geography.
Mississippi River - ANSWER A key physical feature of North America that runs from Min-
nesota into the Gulf of Mexico
Latitude - ANSWER The horizontal lines of the grid system that measure distance above
and below the Equator
Location - ANSWER The particular position of a place, described as absolute or relative.
One of the 5 themes of geography.
Prime Meridian - ANSWER The center line of longitude that divides the Earth into an
eastern and western hemisphere
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Fertile Crescent - ANSWER A crescent-shaped area from the Mediterranean Sea on the
West to the Persian Gulf on the East that contained extremely fertile soil. Some of the first
agricultural communities were settled there and it is sometimes referred to as "The Cradle of
Civilization".
Ural Mountains - ANSWER Mountain range that divides continental Europe from Asia
Sahara Desert - ANSWER The key physical feature in Africa; the largest hot desert in the
world covering most of northern Africa
Human-Environment Interaction - ANSWER The ways in which people and places interact
with and influence each other. One of the 5 themes of geography.
Mississippi River - ANSWER A key physical feature of North America that runs from Min-
nesota into the Gulf of Mexico
Latitude - ANSWER The horizontal lines of the grid system that measure distance above
and below the Equator
Location - ANSWER The particular position of a place, described as absolute or relative.
One of the 5 themes of geography.
Prime Meridian - ANSWER The center line of longitude that divides the Earth into an
eastern and western hemisphere
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