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* Tropic of Cancer | * Tropic of Cancer | ||
* Tropic of Capricorn | * Tropic of Capricorn | ||
== Physical Geography == | |||
* the study of the elements that constitute the earth's surface and how they interact | |||
** includes meteorology, which is the study of weather and weather prediction | |||
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_geography Physical geography(wiki)]] | |||
== Water bodies == | == Water bodies == | ||
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* man-made straits that connect two larger bodies of water | * man-made straits that connect two larger bodies of water | ||
* canals provide important water passage to connect water bodies that would otherwise require long-distance water travel around land bodies or continents | * canals provide important water passage to connect water bodies that would otherwise require long-distance water travel around land bodies or continents | ||
** usually canals are built across isthmuses | |||
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* Bahr Yussef | * Bahr Yussef | ||
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=== delta === | === delta === | ||
=== gulf === | |||
=== lake === | === lake === | ||
=== ocean === | === ocean === | ||
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=== river === | === river === | ||
* rivers flow downhill, usually but not always into an ocean | |||
** upstream v. downstream | |||
* tributary | |||
* estuary | |||
* Gulf of Ob | |||
** world's longest estuary | |||
** fed by the Ob River and feeding into the Kara Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean) | |||
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* delta | |||
* silt | |||
* flow & discharge | |||
** measurement of the amount of water a river carries | |||
* Ten longest rivers in the world | |||
** note: there is always a dispute over these lists as to the exact measurement | |||
** this list is derived from ** See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_by_lengthList of rivers by length (wiki)]] | |||
*** which measures total length of river systems (i.e., includes tributaries) | |||
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* Nile | |||
1. '''Nile''' (Africa; flows into Mediterranean Sea) | |||
2. '''Amazon'''(South America; flows into Atlantic Ocean) | |||
3. '''Yangtze'''(China; flows into East China Sea | |||
4. '''Mississippi'''(North America; flows into Gulf of Mexico) | |||
5. '''Yenisei'''(Mongolia-Russia; flows into Kara Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean) | |||
6. '''Yellow or Huang He'''(China; flows into Bohai Sea, part of the Yellow Sea) | |||
7. '''Ob''' (northern Asia; flows into the Gulf of Ob, feeding into the Kara Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean) | |||
8. '''Rio de la Plata-Parana'''(South America; flows into the Rio de la Plata estuary, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean) | |||
9. '''Congo''' (Central Africa; flows into the Atlantic Ocean | |||
10. '''Amur'''(northern Asia, flows into the Sea of Okhost, part of the Pacific Ocean) | |||
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=== stream === | === stream === | ||
=== oasis === | |||
* See Ancient Egypt outline | |||
See also: | |||
* Hydrology / water cycle | |||
* | |||
== Land forms == | == Land forms == | ||
=== | === cape === | ||
* a "headland", "promontory" or large body of land that extends into a larger water body, usually an ocean or a sea | * a "headland", "promontory" or large body of land that extends into a larger water body, usually an ocean or a sea | ||
** "headland" is a "coastal landform," usually with a high point and cliffs | ** "headland" is a "coastal landform," usually with a high point and cliffs | ||
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=== peninsula === | === peninsula === | ||
== Major world regions == | |||
* 12 major regions | |||
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_physiographic_regions_of_the_worldList of Physiographic Regions per continent (wiki)]] | |||
* however, below for typical regions per continent | |||
=== Americas === | === Americas === | ||
* North America | * North America | ||
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* Pitcaren Islands in Polynesia, are the least populated political entity in the world (67 residents) | * Pitcaren Islands in Polynesia, are the least populated political entity in the world (67 residents) | ||
** Vatican City, for example, has 825 residents | ** Vatican City, for example, has 825 residents | ||
* Rio de la Plata is the widest river in the world (max width: 140 mi) | |||
** the Rio de la Plata is considered a river, estuary, gulf or "marginal sea" | |||
** it is fed by the Uruguay and Parana rivers at Punta Gorda ("fat point" | |||
== Climate == | == Climate == | ||