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Social Studies Chapter 1

Social Studies vocabulary words for Chapter 1 "The Geography of New York"

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Adirondack Mountainsmountain range located in Northeastern New York
geographystudy of the Earth
landformsshapes that make up the surface of the Earth
mountainlarge steep raised portion of the Earth's surface
plaina large area of flat land
plateaularge area that rises steeply above the surrounding land, flat on top
valleylow land between hills or mountains
hillthe Earth's surface that is elevated, not as high as a mountain
drumlinsmooth rounded hill formed by melting glaciers
morainea line of low hills that marks where a glacier stopped, formed by rocks pushed in front of glacier
tillmix of soil and rock left by glaciers, good farmland
bordera line that people agree on that divides one place from another
glaciera thick sheet of ice
transportationmoving goods or people from one place to another
riverflowing water
sourcethe beginning of a river
mouththe end of a river
tributariesfeed the river, they are smaller rivers or streams that flow into the larger river
coastthe land next to an ocean or large lake
baywhere the ocean or lake cuts deeply into the coast or shore
harbora deep sheltered place where ships can dock
weathercondition of air at a certain time or place
climatea pattern of weather over a period of time
temperaturehow hot or cold the air is
precipitationmoisture that falls, rain, snow,sleet, hail


4th Grade
Broadalbin-Perth Intermediate School

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