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| reservation | an area of land where U.S. government forced Native Americans to live. |
| historical | having to do with the past |
| pioneer | the first settlers in a new country or region |
| community | a group of people living together |
| contribution | to give with others for a common purpose |
| colony | a territory under the control of another nation |
| colonist | a member of a colony |
| region | a particular area or space |
| longitude | vertical lines on a map that measure the earth's surface in degrees |
| latitude | horizontal lines on a map that measure the earth's surface in degrees |
| landform | formations in the earth's surface |
| map | a representation of the earth's surface |
| globe | a spherical model of the earth |
| continent | one of the seven large land areas of the world |
| equator | an imaginary line around the center of the earth |
| tropical | that region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| peninsula | a piece of land almost surrounded by water |
| climate | the temperature, winds, and precipitation characteristic of a region |
| mesa | a flat table-like top of a mountain or hill |
| plateau | mesa |
| temperate zone | that area where the climate is both hot and cold |
| mountain | a natural elevation of the earth's surgace |
| canal | a man made waterway |
| precipitation | rain and snow |
| Great Lakes | 5 lakes formed by melting glaciers |
| lake | a large body of salt or fresh water |
| river | a large natural stream of water |
| pond | a small body of still water |
| time zones | one of 24 sectors of one hour each in which the earth is divided |
| soil | dirt |
| chronology | the order in which events occur |
| immigrant | person going to another country with plans of settling there |
| migrant | one who moves seasonally from one place to another |
| Ellis Island | a place in New York where immigrants had to register |
| reservation | a piece of land reserved for special purposes |
| settlers | persons who establish themselves in a new country |
| vetern | a former member of the military |
| communication | the passages of messages between places or persons |
