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Leah History Ch 1

QuestionAnswer
Glaciers slow moving sheets of ice
tundra cold dry, treeless plains
Peninsula land bordered by water on 3 sides
plateau high, flat, land
Mountain Range group of connected mountains
plain mostly low flat land
tributary A river that flows into a larger river
meridians of longitude measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian
parallels of longitude measured in degrees north and south of the equator
immigrant a person who comes into a county to make a new life
port a place where ships are loaded and unloaded
inlet an area of water extending into land from a larger body f water
river system a river and its tributaries
gateway early settlers used the Ohio river as a _______ to the west
elevation height of the land below sea level or level of the sea
harbor protected area of water where ships can dock safely
erosion gradual wearing away of earths surface
fertile soil
regions different from other areas
basin low bowl shaped area
canal human made waterways
compass rose shows directions
cardinal directions north south east and west
intermediate directions directions between north south east and west
map legend/map key explains the symbles
map scale/distance scale helps find real distance
map title tells subject of map
physical map show lands and bodies of water
locator ` small map or globe
historical map shows the past
inset map smaller map within larger map
political map cities, states, or counties
interact affect one another
relief directions in elevations
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