Share 5th Grade Social Studies Vocab - Chp 1
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Next to each other
contiguous
An area in which many features are similar
region
The position of one place compared to another place
Relative location
One of Earth's seven largest land masses
continent
The number of people who live in an area
population
A region that has similar landforms throughout
landform region
The kind of weather a place has over a long time
climate
A group of connected mountains
mountain range
The gradual wearing away of the Earth's surface
erosion
An area of flat or rolling land mostly covered by grass
prairie
The surroundings in which people, plants and animals live
environment
Any area of water extending into the land from a large body of water
inlet
A large inlet
gulf
A long inlet that separates offshore islands from the mainland
sound
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
tributary
A river and its tributaries
river system
