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landform |
one of the shpes that make up Earth's surface, such as hills, mountains, plains, or a plateau |
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mountain range |
a group of connected mountains |
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sea level |
the level of the surface of the ocean |
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plateau |
an area of high, mostly flat land that rises above the surrounding land |
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coastal plain |
low land that lies along the ocean or a larger body of water |
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peninsula |
land almost entirely surrounded by water |
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Appalachian Mountains |
older, lower, and from Alabama to Canada |
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Rocky Mountains |
younger, higher, and from Mexico to Alaska |
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latitude |
loines on a map that are found north and south of the equator |
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longitude |
lines that are east and west of the prime meridian |
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hemisphere |
half of a sphere, such as a ball or globe (half of Earth) |
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gulf |
a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land |
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strait |
a narrow channel that connects to larger bodes of water |
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isthmus |
a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land |
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ancestors |
a family member from long ago |
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land bridge |
a strip of land that connected Alaska and Russia |
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Christopher Columbus & Amerigo Vespucci |
2 Europeans who discovered America |
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Native Americans |
people who travelled from Asia and became the first people to live in North America |
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basin |
low, bowl shaped land with lower ground all around it |
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canyon |
a deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
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source |
the beginning of a river |
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tributary |
a river that flows into another larger body of water |
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channel |
the deepest part of a river |
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mouth |
end of a river |
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