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SS: Chapter 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coast | land along an ocean |
| Interior Plains | wide plains that stretch for hundreds of miles between two mountain ranges |
| plateau | a high, flat area that rises steeply above the surrounding land |
| basin | a low, bowl shaped landform surrounded by higher land |
| Coastal Plain | a narrow flat strip along the Atlantic Ocean |
| geography | the study of Earth and all the different kinds of things on it |
| plain | a large area of nearly flat land |
| landforms | the shapes that make up the Earth's surface |
| Rocky Mountains | mountains that stretch through the western United States |
| Appalachian Mountains | rounded mountains that stretch from Maine to Alabama |
| Mississippi River | one of the longest rivers in North America |
| environment | the surroundings in which people, plants, or animals live |
| desert | a place where very little rain falls |
| climate | a pattern of weather over many years |
| temperature | a measure of how hot or cold the air is |
| precipitaion | the moisture that falls to the ground |
| natural resource | something in the environment that people can use |
| conservation | the careful use of our natural resources |
| recycle | to use something again |
| renewable resources | resources that can be replaced |
| pollution | what makes our air, water, or soil dirty |
| nonrenewable resources | resources that can be used up and will be gone forever |
| minerals | nonrenewable resources that are found in the earth |
| fuels | nonrenewable resources that rare found in the earth |