| A | B |
| a narrow inlet of the ocean between cliffs | fjord |
| the lowest place inthe United States | Death Valley |
| a sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of layers of rock deep inside the Earth | earthquake |
| an important Pacific Northwest port for lumber and wood products | Seattle |
| the relationship between living things and their nonliving environment | ecosystem |
| "steps" that let fish get over a dam | fish ladder |
| frozen, treeless, flat land | tundra |
| a person who offers to do something without pay | volunteer |
| low-lying lands where the water level is always near or above the surface of the land | wetlands |
| an area set aside to protect animals and other livings things | wildlife refuge |
| the first people to come to Hawaii | Polynesians |
| a major fruit crop of the Hawaiian Islands | pineapple |
| the money a bank or borrower pays for the use of money | interest |
| a United States island territory in the Pacific Ocean | Guam |