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Space and place
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Use for the details of geographical and topographical areas including both natural and man-made areas and features. For specific venues use terms from the appropriate facet related to the activity in question.
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NT1
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built environments
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NT2
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harbors
NT2
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parks
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NT3
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municipal parks
NT3
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national parks
NT3
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regional parks
NT2
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pedestrian areas
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NT3
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boardwalks
NT3
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footbridges
NT3
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promenades (pedestrian walkways)
NT3
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shopping malls
NT3
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skywalks
NT2
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waterfronts
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NT3
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piers
NT2
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yards
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NT3
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backyards
NT1
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coastal areas
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NT2
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bays
NT2
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beaches
NT2
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capes (coasts)
NT2
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fjords
NT2
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inlets
NT2
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isthmuses
NT2
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mudflats
NT2
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peninsulas
NT2
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sounds (coasts)
NT2
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spits (coasts)
NT1
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concepts of space
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NT2
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geographical perception
NT2
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home
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NT3
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homelands
NT2
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landscape
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NT3
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cultural landscape
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NT4
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cityscape
NT4
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streetscape
NT2
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personal space
NT2
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space perception
NT2
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wilderness
NT1
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created places
NT1
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geographic areas
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NT2
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climatic regions
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NT3
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cold regions
NT3
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subtropics
NT3
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temperate regions
NT3
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tropics
NT3
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tundras
NT2
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continents
NT1
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geography
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NT2
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cartography
NT2
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environmental geography
NT2
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geomatics
NT2
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historical geography
NT2
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human geography
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NT3
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cultural geography
NT3
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economic geography
NT3
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political geography
NT3
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population geography
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NT4
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demography
NT3
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rural geography
NT3
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social geography
NT3
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urban geography
NT2
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physical geography
NT1
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geopolitical areas
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NT2
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city-states
NT2
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countries
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NT3
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prefectures (geopolitical areas)
NT3
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provinces (geopolitical areas)
NT3
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states (geopolitical areas)
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NT4
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counties
NT2
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empires
NT2
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kingdoms
NT2
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neighborhoods
NT2
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rural areas
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NT3
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hamlets
NT3
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villages
NT2
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territories (geopolitical areas)
NT2
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urban areas
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NT3
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cities
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NT4
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business districts
NT4
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capital cities
NT4
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city centers
NT4
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city districts
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NT4
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city parts
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NT4
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suburbs
NT3
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towns
NT1
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imaginary places
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NT2
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figurative places
NT2
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imagined lands
NT2
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legendary places
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NT3
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fountains of youth
NT3
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lost continents
NT2
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otherworlds
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NT3
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fairyland
NT3
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paradise
NT3
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underworld
NT2
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remembered places
NT1
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landforms
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NT2
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arid landforms
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NT3
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badlands
NT3
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deserts
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NT4
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oases
NT3
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sand bars
NT3
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sand dunes
NT2
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caves
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NT3
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ice caves
NT2
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glacial landforms
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NT3
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drumlins
NT3
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glaciers
NT3
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moraines
NT2
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islands
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NT3
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archipelagoes
NT3
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barrier islands
NT3
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floating islands
NT2
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uplands
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NT3
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buttes
NT3
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cliffs
NT3
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mesas
NT3
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mountain passes
NT3
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mountains
NT3
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natural bridges
NT3
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piedmonts
NT3
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plateaus
NT2
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valleys
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NT3
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canyons
NT3
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floodplains
NT3
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gorges
NT3
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ravines
NT2
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volcanic landforms
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NT3
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volcanoes (landforms)
NT2
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watersheds
NT2
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wetlands
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NT3
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bogs
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NT4
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muskegs
NT4
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peatlands
NT3
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fens
NT3
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marshes
NT3
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moors (wetlands)
NT3
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swamps
NT1
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orientation
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NT2
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compass points
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NT3
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east
NT3
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north
NT3
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south
NT3
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west
NT2
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sense of direction
NT1
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outer space
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NT2
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galaxies
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NT3
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asteroids
NT3
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comets
NT3
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star systems
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NT4
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solar systems
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NT1
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private spaces
NT1
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protected natural areas
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NT2
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wilderness areas
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NT3
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aquatic reserves
NT3
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wildlife refuges
NT1
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public spaces
NT1
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vegetation areas
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NT2
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cultivated vegetation areas
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NT3
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farmland
NT3
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fields (cultivated areas)
NT3
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gardens
NT3
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lawns
NT3
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orchards
NT3
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pastures
NT3
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rangelands
NT2
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natural vegetation areas
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NT3
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forests
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NT4
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clearcuts
NT4
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clearings
NT4
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copses
NT4
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glades
NT4
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groves
NT4
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jungles
NT4
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old-growth forests
NT4
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rain forests
NT4
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thickets
NT4
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timberlines
NT3
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grasslands
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NT4
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meadows
NT4
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plains
NT4
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prairies
NT4
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steppes
NT3
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savannas
NT3
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shrublands
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NT4
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chaparral
NT2
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woodlands
NT1
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war zones
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NT2
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battlefields
NT1
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water areas
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NT2
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fresh water areas
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NT3
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lakes
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NT4
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lagoons
NT4
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ponds
NT3
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rivers
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NT4
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bayous
NT4
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deltas
NT4
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estuaries
NT4
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headwaters
NT4
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rapids
NT4
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riparian areas
NT4
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river channels
NT4
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wadis
NT4
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waterfalls
NT2
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salt water areas
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NT3
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ocean floors
NT3
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oceans
NT3
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reefs
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NT4
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atolls
NT3
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seas
NT3
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straits
NT2
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shorelines
NT1
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workplaces
Related terms
RT
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narrative locations
Date of creation
26-Nov-2007
Accepted term
26-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
226
ARK
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More specific terms
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Alternative terms
0
Related terms
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Notes
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Central terms
forests
rivers
cities
grasslands
lakes
cultural landscape
bogs
promenades (pedestrian walkways)
gardens
reefs