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Chapter 1 GR 5

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contiguous next to each other
region an area in which many features are similar
relative location when the location of one place is compared to another place
continent a large land mass
population the number of people in a place
line of latitude (parallels) lines that run east and west
line of longitude (meridians) lines that run north and south
landform region a region that has similar landforms
climate the kind of weather a place has over a long period of time
mountain range a group of connected mountains
erosion the gradual wearing away of Earth´s surface
prairie an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses
environment the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live
inlet any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water
gulf largest inlets
sound a long inlet that separates offshore islands from the mainland
tributary a stream or river that flows into a larger river
river system drains or carries water away from land around it (a river and its tributaries)
drainage basin the land drained by a river system
elevation the height of land in relation to sea level
natural vegetation plant life that grows naturally in a place
arid dry climate
tundra cold, dry region where trees cannot grow
natural resource something found in nature that people can use
renewable resource resources that can be made again by people or nature
nonrenewable resource resources that can not be made again by people, and would take nature 1000s of years to make again
modify change
irrigation the use of canals, ditches or pipes to move eater
efficiency using less energy to do the same tasks
decade 10 years
century 100 years
millenium 1000 years
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