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Social Studies Unit 2
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09/22/2004

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Term
Geography
Definition
The study of the Earth and its people.
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Continent
Definition
One of the largest bodies of land on the Earth.
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Globe
Definition
A model of the Earth.
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Resource
Definition
Something people use that comes form the Earth.
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Conservation
Definition
Working to save resources or make them last longer.
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City
Definition
A large community where people live and work.
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Suburb
Definition
A community near a city.
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Landform
Definition
A kind of land. The shapes of the land.
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Mountain
Definition
The highest landform.
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Valley
Definition
Low land between hills or mountains.
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Plain
Definition
Land that is mostly flat.
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Desert
Definition
A dry place.
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Ocean
Definition
A very large body of salty water.
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Island
Definition
Land that has water all around it.
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river
Definition
A long body of water that flows through the land.
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lake
Definition
A body of water that has land all around it.
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equator
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A line on a map or globe that is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole.
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crop
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A kind of plant that people grow for food or other uses.
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flow chart
Definition
A chart that shows the order in which things happen.
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table
Definition
Lists things in groups
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pollution
Definition
Anything that makes the air, land, or water unclean.
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