Social Studies Gurru
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sophiegurru on October 13, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 geography | the study of the Earth's features |
| physical feature | something found in nature |
| landforms | a natural feature, or shape, of the land |
| mountain ranges | two largest mountain: Rocky mountain and the Appalachian Mountains/ |
| valleys | are the lowlands, between hills and mountain ranges. |
| plateaus | highlands. |
| plains | lowlands. |
| peninsula | is a piece of land that has water almost all the way around it. |
| coast | the land next to oceans. |
| climate | is the kind of weather a place has in each season year after year. |
| desert | places with hot, dry climates. |
| human-made feature | the buildings, bridges, or roads that people have added to a place. |
| port | a place that has deep water, where ships can dock. |
| harbor | a protected place where ships can stay safe from high waves and strong winds. |
| trade center | a community where buying and selling goods is the main work. |
| rapids | the parts of rivers where the water runs very fast, often over rocks. |
| route | is a path from one place to another. (can be a river, road..) |
| crossroads | a place where two routes cross. |
| ferry | is a boat that carries people and goods across a waterway. |
| ford | is a shallow place in a waterway ,. |
| capital city | where the leaders of the country could meet and work. |
| capitol | the first thing built. The building where lawmakers meet. |
| state capital | is a city where lawmakers meet to make laws for a state. |
| county | a part of a state |
| county seat | Is a city or town where county leaders meet. |
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