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unit 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| location | the site or postition of a place or thing |
| environment | the surrounding in which people , plant , or animals live |
| plain | a large area of flat, or nearly flat land |
| barrier island | a narrow island between the mainland and the ocean |
| escarpment | a steep slope or cliff |
| plateau | an area of high flat land |
| fault line | a crack in earths surface caused by moving plates |
| aquifers | a layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and keeps it flowing underground |
| basins | a sunken area in a plateau found between mountain ranges |
| elevation | height above sea level |