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5th-Social Studies2
Geography
Question | Answer |
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physical features on the Earth's surface such as plains, mountains, hills and valleys | landforms |
a group of connected mountains | mountain range |
regular rise and fall of water levels in an ocean and the bodies of water connected to it | tide |
a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river | tributary |
the land drained by a river and its systems | drainage basin |
the plant life that grows naturally in a place | natural vegetation |
a cold dry region where trees cannot grow | tundra |
an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses and wildflowers | prairie |
a kind of grassland that has areas with some trees | savanna |
the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas | irrigation |
resources that cannot be made again by nature or people | non-renewable |
a resource that can be made again by nature or people | renewable resource |
a large city and its surrounding suburbs | metropolitan area |