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Geographical features of the US

TermDefinition
Continent a very large area of land and is often home to several countries
Government the group of people who make decisions for a city, state, or country
Laws the rules that a group of people living together in a community must follow
Landscapes features that can be seen on the land
Industry a group of similar or related businesses
Urban relating to a city
Rural relating to the countryside
Suburban refers to an area where people live outside of a city (suburb)
Peninsula an area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
Hurricanes storms with dangerously high winds and heavy rain
Tornadoes a type of storm that have swirling winds of more than a hundred miles per hour
Mine to dig underground for valuable resources such as coal
Tourism the business of providing services- such as places to stay, eat, and play- for people who are traveling
Natural Wonder a landform or other geographic feature that is especially beautiful or unusual
Canyons deep valleys with steep sides
Rainforests forests found in warmer places that get a lot of rain
Islands land completely surrounded by water
Volcanoes mountains with a crater or opening from which lava, gases, and rocks escape through Earth's crust
Human Made Monuments White House, Statue of Liberty, Gateway Arch, Mount Rushmore
Natural Made Monuments Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon
Physical geography of the United States mountains, deserts, rivers
Natural disasters in the United States tornadoes, hurricanes, floods
Types of Areas in the United States Rural, Urban, Suburban
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