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SS: Chapter 1

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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
Canada the second largest country in the world
border a line people agree on to separate two places
canal a waterway dug across the land
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