| A | B |
|---|
| physical feature | something found in nature |
| landforms | land that has different shapes |
| mountain ranges | groups of mountains like the Rocky and Appalacian |
| valleys | lowlands between hills and mountain ranges |
| plateaus | steep sides like mountains but tops are flat |
| plains | lowlands that often are flat or gently rolling |
| peninsula | piece of land that has water almost all the way around it |
| coasts | land next to oceans or on the shores of lakes or rivers |
| climate | kinds of weather a place has in each season year after year |
| desert | hot, dry climate |
| human-made features | features that people have added to a place |
| port | place where ships can dock |
| harbor | protected place where ships can stay safe from high waves and strong winds |
| trade centers | communities where buying and selling goods is the main work |
| rapids | parts of rivers where the water runs very fast often over rocks |
