Social Studies Vocabulary

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Social Studies Vocabulary

• Mrs. Nailon

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River

• A body of water that flows across land.

Colorado River
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Ocean

• Large body of salt water

Pacific Ocean
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Pond

• Small body of still water

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Lake

• Body of water with land all around it

Crater Lake, Oregon
Liars Lake, Missouri
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Forest

• Large area of land with many trees

Black gum Forest
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Hill

• Rounded land that is higher than the land around
  it

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mountain

• The highest land on earth

Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Tatra Mountains, Poland
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Island

• Land with water all around it

Catalina Island, California
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Valley

• The low land between hills or mountains

Tibet Valley
Sacred Valley, Peru
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Plain

• Large area of flat land