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Chapter 1
Houghton Mifflin "Build Our Nation" The Land and the People
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5th Grade
10/27/2010

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a physical feature of the earth's surface, such as a mountain or a valley
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landform
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a high, flat area that rises above the nearby land, often like a table top
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plateau
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a low-lying area surrounded by higher land
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basin
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anything found in nature that people can use, particlarly things they can sell
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natural resource
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a substance that can be mined from the earth and sold or traded
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minerals
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an area with certain characteristics that set it apart from surrounding areas
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region
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a person who studies the earth and its features
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geographer
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coming from many different backgrounds
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diverse
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a person who comes to live in a new country
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immigrant
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a way of life shared by a group of people
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culture
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the things that surround someone, including water and land
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environment
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a method of moving water in order to grow crops in dry land
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irrigation
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a long hill of dirt or stone built to turn back floodwaters
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levee
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a pond or lake where people store water
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reservoir
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