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Texas Geography Voca
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Immigration | The movement of people from one country to another |
| Reservoir | An artificial lake that stores water and is often used as a source for towns and cities |
| Tributaries | Small stream and river that flow into larger streams or rivers |
| Resources | The collective wealth of a region or its means of producing wealth |
| Plains | Areas of flat land or gently falling land without a sharp rise or fall in elevation |
| Drought | A long period of time without rain |
| Erosion | Process by which something such as soil is worn away |
| Altitude | The vertical height of an object above some chosen level, especially sea level |
| Natural Gas | Distinct areas with a common physical environment |
| Plateaus | Areas of flat elevated land that drops sharply on one or more sides |
| Escarpment | Cliffs |
| Humidity | The amount of moisture in the air |
| Aquifer | natural formations of underground gravel, rock, or sand that trap and hold rainwater |
| Ranges | Groups of mountains |
| Climate | The prevailing weather conditions of a region |
| Irrigation | Supplying water to crops by artificial methods |