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Social Studies Unit 1 Vocabulary
Geology Unit Vocabulary
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landforms,  | a physical feature on the earth's surface |
mountain range,  | a group of connected mountains |
piedmont,  | area at or near the bottom of a mountain |
plateau,  | landform that is large relatively flat and has a higher elevation than the surrounding land |
basin,  | low,bowl-shaped land with higher ground all around it |
volcano,  | an opening in the Earth's surface |
ocean,  | large body of salt water |
tributary,  | a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
strait,  | narrow strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
tundra,  | cold dry region where trees cannot grow |
natural resources,  | something found in nature that people can use |
irrigation,  | the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas |
renewable,  | able to be made or grown again by nature or people |
non-renewable,  | not able to be made again quickly by nature or people |
erosion,  | the wearing down of Earth's surface, ususally by wind or water |
| urban | like a city |
| suburban | lthe area of smaller cities or towns around a large city |
| rural | a place away from a city |
degree,  | a unit of measurement for latitude and longitude |
hemisphere,  | half of a sphere (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western on a globe) |
geography,  | the study of Earth, its land, water, plant and animal life, and how people interact with them |
regions,  | an area of the earth in which many features are similar |
| latitude (parallels) | a measure of distances north and south of the equator; imaginary lines that are parallel and numbered in degrees north and south of the equator |
longitude,  | a measure of distances east and west of the prime meridian; imaginary parallel lines that intersect at the poles, numbered in degrees east or west of the prime meridian |
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