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SS Chapter 1

SS Chapter 1 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
people our most important resource
Rocky Mountains the mountains that stretch through the Western United States
desert a place where very little rain falls
landforms the shapes that make up the Earth's surface
plateau a high, flat area that rises steeply above the surrounding land
Mississippi River one of the longest rivers in North America
basin a low, bowl-shaped landform surrounded by higher land
fuels used to make heat or energy. Examples of them are oil, natural gas, and coal
natural resources something in the environment that people can use
coastal plain a narrow, flat strip along the Atlantic Ocean
interior plains wide plains that stretch for hundreds of miles between two of our great mountain ranges
climate the pattern of weather over many years
plain a large area of nearly flat land
precipitation the moisture that falls to the ground
renewable resources resources that we can replace
nonrenewable resources resources that have a limited supply
recycle to use something again
minerals a natural substance found in the earth
temperature a measure of how hot or cold the air is
iron one example of a mineral
Appalachian Mountains rounded mountains that stretch from Maine to Alabama
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