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Northeast Vocabulary Townline 4th
Elspeth Leacock, The Northeast
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Geography
4th Grade
10/08/2011

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bog
Definition
soft, water soaked ground
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border
Definition
line that separates one area from another
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canal
Definition
a waterway dug across land
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capital
Definition
city where government is located. Washington DC is the US capital.
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coastal plain
Definition
a flat region that slopes gently up from a seashore.
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commuter
Definition
A person who travels to and from work by car, bus, train
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culture
Definition
the arts, beliefs and customs that make up a way of life for a group of people
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economy
Definition
the way a region uses its natural resources, goods and services
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eroded
Definition
worn down
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fall line
Definition
line at which high land suddenly drops to low land. Rivers become waterfalls at the fall line.
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freighter
Definition
a ship used for carrying cargo
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glacier
Definition
a huges sheet of ice
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gorge
Definition
a deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky walls
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landform
Definition
a feature on Earth's surface like a mountain, valley or plateau
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lock
Definition
a part of a canal through which water can be pumped in or out to raise or lower ships
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manufactured
Definition
made by machine or by hand in large quantities
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marsh
Definition
an area of low, wet land
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megalopolis
Definition
A region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas that seem to grow together
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peninsula
Definition
land with water on 3 sides
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port
Definition
a place where ships can load and unload cargo
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ratify
Definition
to officially approve
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tradition
Definition
ideas, customs and beliefs passed d own from one generation to the next
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urban
Definition
having to do with a city
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waterfall
Definition
water that flows over a cliff
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colony
Definition
a territory ruled by a foreign government
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commerce
Definition
buying and selling of goods (business)
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Congress
Definition
lawmaking body of the United States Government
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embassy
Definition
a building housing people who represent a foreign government
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immigrant
Definition
a person who settles in a new country
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merchant
Definition
a person who buys and sells for a living
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renaissance
Definition
a time of cultural rebirth or rediscovery
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scrimshaw
Definition
the art of carving designs out of whale bones and teeth
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United Nations
Definition
a world organization founded in 1945 to which most countries belong.
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