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| border | the lines drawn on a map to show where one state or country ends and another begins |
| boundary | another word for border |
| branch | a smaller river that flows into a larger one |
| capital city | where the leaders of the country or state meet and work |
| capitol | the building where lawmakers meet |
| climate | the kind of weather a place has in each season year after year |
| coast | the land next to oceans, or on the shores of lakes, or along rivers |
| county | a part of a state |
| county seat | a city or town where the leaders meet |
| crop | a plant used by people for food or other needs |
| crossroads | a place where two routes cross |
| desert | a place with a hot, dry climate |
| ferry | a boat that carries people and goods across a waterway |
| ford | a shallow place in a waterway that can be crossed by walking, riding, or driving |
| fuel | a resource found inside the Earth that can be burned for heat or power |
| gateway | an entrance |
| ghost town | a town with buildings but no people |
| growing season | the months in which crops can grow |
| harbor | a protected place where ships can stay safe from high waves and strong winds |
| human-made features | the buildings, bridges, or roads that people have added to a place |
| intermediate directions | the directions that are part-way between two cardinal directions; like northeast |
| landform | the natural feature, or shape of the land |
| manufacture | to make all kinds of goods |
| mineral | a resource found inside the Earth used to make tools or jewelry |
| mountain range | a large group of mountains |
| natural resource | something found in nature that is useful to people |
| peninsula | a piece of land that has water almost all the way around it |
| physical feature | something found in nature like weather, plant life, land, and water |
| plain | a landform that is flat or gently rolling |
| plateau | a landform that has steep sides and a flat top |
| port | a place that has deep water where ships can dock |
| rain forest | a thick forest that has a hot, wet climate |
| rapids | the parts of rivers where the water runs very fast, often over rocks |
| river bank | the land beside the river |
| route | a path from one place to another |
| state capital | a place where the lawmakers meet to make laws for the state |
| trade center | a community where buying and selling goods is the main work |
| valley | the landform between a hill and a mountain range |
