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| geography | The study of Earth & the way people, plants,& animals live on it & use it. |
| landform | The shapes that make up Earth's surface. |
| plain | A large area of nearly flat land. |
| plateau | A high flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land |
| basin | A low, bowl-shaped landform surrounded by higher land. |
| coast | The land next to an ocean. |
| elevation | The height of land above sea level. |
| desert | A dry area that gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year. |
| environment | The surroundings in which people, plants, or animals live. |
| Mississippi River | One of the longest rivers in North America.It flows south from northern Minnesota into the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Coastal Plains | Low plain along the Atlantic Coast from Mass. to Texas. |
| Interior Plains | The mostly flat land between the Applichian and Rocky Mountains. |
| Rocky Mountains | A high mountain range that stretches from Canada through the western U.S. into Mexico. |
