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UUnit 1: Land and Water in Your Area
Lessons 1 & 2 from the California Scott Foresman series
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Social Studies
3rd Grade
10/09/2011

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Term
region
Definition
a large land area that has similar features
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geography
Definition
the surface features of a place
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examples of geography
Definition
deserts mountains valleys hills beaches lakes
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physical map
Definition
a map that shows the different landforms, or physical features, of a region
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resource
Definition
anything that meets people's needs
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environment
Definition
the land, water, and air in which people, animals, and plants live
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dam
Definition
a wall built to hold back water
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flood
Definition
a sudden flow of water that covers what is normally dry land
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canal
Definition
a narrow waterway that has been dug across dry land (man-made)
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protect
Definition
to keep someone or something safe
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Panama Canal
Definition
completed in 1914; made it quicker for ships to sail from the East to the West Coast of the United States
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John Muir
Definition
worked to protect California's resources and environment
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natural resource
Definition
found in nature, such as soil, forest, water
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pollution
Definition
harmful for our environment and to our natural resources
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