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Lesson 1
Name, Location, Climate, Landforms, and Regions of Pennsylvania
Term | Definition |
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commonwealth | Founded for the common good or wealth of its people. |
square mile | A distance calculated by multiplying one mile in width by one mile in length. |
panhandle | A narrow projection of a larger territory. |
humid continental | Type of climate that offers four distinct seasons - winter, spring, summer, and fall. |
region | Areas which have at least one characteristic. |
landforms | Land surfaces with natural features such as plains, hills, valley, mountains, and plateaus. |
hills | Land with a rounded elevation. |
ridges | A range of hills or mountains. |
valley | Long depressions between ranges of hills or mountains. |
plateau | An elevated section of land that is relatively level in elevation. |