Unit 2 Vocab. 2
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- geography
- the study of the Earth's features
- physical feature
- something found in nature, such as weather, plant life, land, and water
- landform
- a natural feature, or shape of the land
- mountain range
- a large group of mountains
- plateau
- a landform that has steep sides and a flat top
- plain
- a landform that is flat or nearly flat
- valley
- the landform between ranges of hills or mountains
- peninsula
- a piece of land that has water almost all the way around it
- coast
- the land next to an ocean or lake
- port
- a place that has deep water, where ships can dock
- harbor
- a protected place where ships can stay safe from high waves and strong winds
- trade center
- a community where buying and selling goods is the main work
- table
- a chart used to organize information
- ferry
- a boat that carries people and goods across a waterway
- ford
- a shallow place in a waterway that can be crossed by walking, riding, or driving
- gateway
- an entrance
- manufacture
- to make goods
- intermediate directions
- the directions that are midway, between two cardinal directions
- crops
- a plant used by people for food or other needs
- natural resources
- something found in nature that is useful to people
- growing season
- the months in which crops grow
- mineral
- a resource such as gold, that is found inside the Earth
- agriculture
- the raising of crops and farm animals
- capitol
- the building where lawmakers meet
- capital city
- where the leaders of a country or state meet and work