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| Physical features on the Earth's surface such as plains mountains, hills and valleys. |
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| A group of connected mountains. |
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| An area at or near the foot of a mountain. |
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| The level of the surface of the ocean |
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| A broad area of high, mostly flat land. |
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| The height of the land in relationto sea level. |
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| Connects all points of equal elevation. |
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| Oceans move in the orm of waves and currents. |
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| a low, bowl-shaped land with higher ground all around it. |
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| An opening in the Earth through which hot lava, gases, ash, and rocks may pour out. |
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| The regular rise and fall of an ocean and of the bdies of water connected to it. |
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| Any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water. |
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| A long inlet that oftens separates offshore islands from the mainland. |
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| Also called branches. A stream or a river that flows into a larger stream or river. |
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| River systems drain or carry water away frm the land arund them. the land drained by a river system is its drainage basin. |
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| A place where the elevation of the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls or rapids. |
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| The kind of weater a place has most often, year after year. |
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| The plant life that grows naturally in a place. |
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| Places on the eastern sides of the muntains that get little preiptation. They are the drier side of a mountain. |
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| The amount of moisture in the air |
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| A long period with little or no rain. |
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| When the climate is hot or dry for most of the year. |
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| A cold, dry region where trees cannot grow. |
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| An area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses and wildflowers. |
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| A kind of grassland that has areas with some trees.These trees are scattered, and the land is mostly covered with shrubs and bushes. |
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| Is something found in nature that people can use. |
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| A material added to the soil to make it more fertile. |
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| The use of canals,ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas. |
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| means that a resource cannot be made again by nature or people. |
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| Means that resource can be made again by nature or by people. |
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| How most of the land in a place is used. |
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| The wearing away of th Earth's surface usually by wind and rain. |
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| a PLACE OF WHERE IT IS COMPARED TO ONE OR MORE OTHER PLACES ON THE eARTH. |
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| A region in which people share a government and have the same leaders. |
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| A region based on the work people do or the products they make. |
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| A region based on culture, where people share customs and beliefs. |
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| A region based on where people live. For example 3/4ths of the people in the U.S. live in urban or city regions. |
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| A region where a larger city is nearby. |
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| A region where homes are built farther apart and where people have to travel farther to go to work. |
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| A place where two roads orr ailroads crossed and people met to buy and seel goods or communicate. |
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| A large city and its surrounding suburbs. |
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| The exact locatin of any place on earth. |
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| Lines that run east and west.Also called parallels |
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| Lines that run north and suth on a map or globe. also called meridians. |
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