social studies regions
Terms
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- a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
- peninsula
- inlet of a large body of water that extends into the land; smaller than a gulf.
- bay
- a low region surrounded by higher land
- basin
- land rising high above the land around it.
- mountain
- lowland between hills or mountains.
- valley
- a body of land completely surrounded by water.
- island
- a deep valley with steep sides.
- canyon
- large area of flat grasslands.
- plain
- vast body of salt water.
- ocean
- an area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land.
- plateau
- a large stream of water that flows into a larger body of water.
- river
- a natural elevation smaller than a mountain.
- hill
- a body of water completely surrounded by land.
- lake
- earth opening that spills lava, rock and gasses.
- volcano
- large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed by land.
- gulf
- a resource that can be used again or made again by people or nature.
- renewable resource
- an area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas.
- region
- something found in nature that people can use.
- resource
- a resource that cannot be made again by nature or by people.
- nonrenewable resource
- a way of life.
- culture
- a usual way of doing things.
- customs