| A | B |
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| environment | the surroundings in which people, plants, or animals live |
| natural resource | something found in the environment that people can use |
| renewable resource | a natural resource that can be replaced |
| nonrenewable resource | a natural resource that cannot be replaced |
| fertilizer | chemicals added to soil to help plants grow |
| population | the number of people who love in a place or area |
| economy | the way a country or other place uses or produces natural resources, goods, and services |
| quarry | a place where stone is cut out and removed from the ground |
| conservation | the careful use of a natural resource |
| region | an area with common features that set it apart form other areas |
| history | the story of what happened in the past |
| port | a place where ships load and unload their goods |
| gorge | a narrow, deep valley with steep, rocky sides |
| Ice Age | a period of very cold climate |
| elevation | the height of land above sea level |
| Finger Lakes Region | the name of this region comes from several long, thin lakes in NY |
| Letchworth State Park | This area contains the "Grand Canyon of the East" |
| Helderberg Escarpment | a line of steep cliffs in Central NY |
| Applalachain Plateau | this hilly region covers nearly one-helf of NY State |
| Taconic Mountains | these steep-sided mountains are found near the Hudson River Valley |
| Hudson River | this old "highway" flows for more than 300 miles |
| Great Lakes | together, they are larger than the state of Texas |
| Long Island Sound | this body of water is on the northern shore of Long Island |
| Niagara River | this connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario |
| Mount Marcy | this highest mountain in NY is found in the Adirondack Mountains |
