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Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avalanche | The Rapid Downhill fall of large amounts of snow |
| barrier | something that blocks the way |
| erosion | The wearing away of soil and rock by action of wind or water |
| gap | a low place in the mountains, often created by a river |
| hibernate | to go into a sleeplike state during winter while living off body fat |
| hydroelectric plant | a place that uses the force of moving water to power genorators that make electricity |
| mineral | a naturally occurring chemical substance for in the earths crust |
| pass | a place in the mountains that is lower than the surrounding peaks and that people use to get through mountains |
| plateau | a large area of high, but level ground, often located between mountain ranges |
| terracing | the building of level surfaces on a mountainside. |