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| Continents | Large landmasses surrounded by water. |
| Pacific Region States of the U.S. | Washington, Oregon, California |
| Costal Plain Physical Features | Broad lowlands with excellent harbors: Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico Area |
| Great Plains Physical Features | Flatlands from east to west; eroded by wind & water; low rainfall; frequent dust storms. |
| Appalachian Mountain Region Physical Features | Old eroded mountains extending from Canada to western Alabama |
| Noncontiguous State | Alaska & Hawaii |
| Seven Continents | North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Europe |
| Interior Lowlands Physical Features | Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, & grassy hills |
| Major Bodies of Water in the U.S. | Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mississippi River, Missouri Rier, Ohio River, Columbia River, Colorado River, Rio Grande River, Great Lakes, & Gulf of Mexico |
| Rocky Mountains | Rugged mountains from Alaska to Mexico, high elevations, & the Continental Divide |
| Northeast Region States of the U.S. | Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, & Pennsylvania |
| Death Valley | Lowest point in North America |
| Midwest Region | Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota |
| Rocky Mountain Region | Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho |
| Southwest Region | Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona |
| Coastal Range Geographic Features | Rugged Mountains, along the Pacific Coast |
| Southeast Region | Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucy, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas |
| Basin & Range Physical Features | Varying elevations containing mountain ranges & Death Valley |
| Continental Divide | Determines the directional flow of rivers located in the Rocky Mountain region |
| Great Plains Physical Features | Flat land gradually encreases in elevation westward |
| Political Region | Area characterized by a specific political identity. |
| Historically | With respect to history |
| Parallels | Any of the imaginary lines representing degrees of latitude that encircle the earth parallel to the plane of the equator. |
| Latitude | The angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe. |
| Meridian | An imaginary great circle on the earth's surface passing through the North and South geographic poles. All points on the same meridian have the same longitude. |
| Longitude | Angular distance on the earth's surface, measured east or west from the prime meridian at Greenwich, England, to the meridian passing through a position, expressed in degrees (or hours), minutes, and seconds. |
| Hemisphere | Either the northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian |
| Location | The act of putting something in a certain place |
