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5th Grade Social Studies Vocab - Chp 1

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