| A | B |
|---|
| geographer | person who studies the earth and its features |
| culture | the language, customs, and beliefs of a group of people |
| immigrant | person who comes to a new place to live |
| diverse | from many different backgrounds |
| five | the number of Great Lakes |
| Pacific Ocean | body of water WEST of North America |
| region | an area defined by shared characteristics |
| three | number of largest countries on continent of North America |
| economy | the way people make a living |
| mineral | a substance mined from the earth |
| nonrenewable | a resource that can't be replaced |
| uranium | an example of a metal mineral |
| landform | a physical feature of the earth's surface |
| plateau | an area of high, flat land, rising above nearby land |
| basin | an area of low-lying land |
| national park | a government protected area of land |
| Appalachian Mountains | a landform (running north to south), located in the eastern half of the United States |
| Rio Grande | river that borders Texas and Mexico |
| Interior Plains | an area of flat lands in the central part of the U.S. |
| Arctic Ocean | body of water that lies NORTH of North America |
