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social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| population density | the average number of people living in a square mile. |
| penninsula | a body of land nearly surrounded by water |
| plateau | large raised areas of mostly level land bordered on one or more sided by steep slopes and cliffs |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger river |
| navigable | clear enough for ships to travel through |
| rain shadow | an area on the dry, sheltered side of a mountain, which receives little rain fall |
| steppes | grasslands in Russia |
| tundra | |
| permafrost | |
| loess | |
| hydroeletric power | |
| fossil fuel |