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5th-Social Studies2
Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| physical features on the Earth's surface such as plains, mountains, hills and valleys | landforms |
| a group of connected mountains | mountain range |
| regular rise and fall of water levels in an ocean and the bodies of water connected to it | tide |
| a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river | tributary |
| the land drained by a river and its systems | drainage basin |
| the plant life that grows naturally in a place | natural vegetation |
| a cold dry region where trees cannot grow | tundra |
| an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses and wildflowers | prairie |
| a kind of grassland that has areas with some trees | savanna |
| the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas | irrigation |
| resources that cannot be made again by nature or people | non-renewable |
| a resource that can be made again by nature or people | renewable resource |
| a large city and its surrounding suburbs | metropolitan area |