Social Studies Grade 4 Chapter 1

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hemisphere

Back 1

half of the earth

Front 2

prime meridian

Back 2

imaginary line which divides the earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres

Front 3

gulf

Back 3

a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land

Front 4

strait

Back 4

narrow channel of water that connect 2 larger bodies of water

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isthmus

Back 5

narrow piece of land that connects 2 larger land areas

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mountain range

Back 6

a group of connected mountains

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sea level

Back 7

the level at the surface of the oceans

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piedmont

Back 8

an area at or near the foot of the mountains

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peninsula

Back 9

land that is almost completely surrounded by water

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canyon

Back 10

a deep narrow valley with steep sides

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source

Back 11

the place where a river begins

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channel

Back 12

the deepest part of a river or any other body of water

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mouth

Back 13

the place where a river empties into a larger body of water

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climate

Back 14

the kind of weather a place has over a long period of time

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humidity

Back 15

the amount of moisturein the air

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drought

Back 16

a time of little or no rain

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conservation

Back 17

protecting natural resources and using them wisely

Front 18

drought

Back 18

a time of little rain

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Appalachian Mountains

Back 19

A very large mountain range in the eastern U.S.

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continent

Back 20

one of 7 large land areas or masses on earth

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Great Basin

Back 21

a part of the U.S. that is very dry and desert-like

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erosion

Back 22

The wearing away of the Earth's surface

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product

Back 23

something people grow to sell like corn or rice

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elevation

Back 24

height above sea level of the land

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latitude1

Back 25

lines that run east and west on the map

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continent

Back 26

one of the seven large land areas on earth

Front 27

erosion

Back 27

the wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind or water

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natural resources

Back 28

soil, forests, water, minerals, and fuels

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Strait

Back 29

narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

Front 30

hemisphere

Back 30

half of the earth

Front 31

any water in the form of rain sleet or snow

Back 31

precipertation

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isthmus

Back 32

narrow piece of landthat connects two larger land masses.

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equator

Back 33

an imaginary line which lies halfway between the North and South poles.