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3rd grade
| How many continents are there on Earth? | 7 |
| How many major oceans are there on Earth? | 4 |
| An imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. | equator |
| What continent do we live on? | North America |
| How hot or cold, wet or dry a place is over a long period of time | climate |
| An area that is very hot and dry. | desert |
| Mountains, valleys, hills, forests, cliffs, and plains are examples of | landforms |
| physical environment? | land, temperature, seasons, and rainfall in an area. |
| Water surrounded by land | lake |
| High rocky land with steep sides | mountain |
| The largest ocean | Pacific Ocean |
| A picture of a place that shows where things are located | map |
| A round model of Earth that shows how the world looks | globe |
| Large body of salt water | ocean |
| Land surrounded by water on three sides | peninsula |
| A broad area of level and treeless country | plains |
| flowing water that empties into a larger body of water. | river |
| An are of land that is flat on top but rises higher than the land around it. | plateau |
| A low land between hills of mountains. | Valley |
| A part of the ocean that is partially surrounded by land. | gulf |
| Gently sloping land that is not as high as a mountain. | hill |
| land surrounded by water. | island |
| The town we live and go to school in | East Northport |
| The state we live in | New York |
| The country we live in | USA |