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UNIT 3 REACH

Vocabulary

CONTINENT
A

large body of land

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Africa

is one of the seven

continents on Earth.

COUNTRY
A

Mexico

is a country in North
America.

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nation with its land and

people.

EQUATOR
An

The

equator goes all around the

earth.

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imaginary line that separates the

northern and southern hemispheres
of the earth.

GLOBE
A

The

students studied the globe

in their social studies class.

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ball with the map of the

earth on it.

HEMISPHERE
One

half of the earth.

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The

equator separates the

two hemispheres.

INHABITANT
A person who lives
somewhere.

person is an inhabitant
of this island.

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This

MAP
A

The

class looks at the world

map.

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drawing of Earths surface,

or a part of it.

BORDER
Is

an edge or outline.
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The

frame makes a border

around the art.

IMAGINE
To

Your

art shows others what

you imagine.

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imagine something is to
picture it in your mind.

RANGE
A

The

Rocky Mountains are a

mountain range.

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group of things in a certain

order.

SUGGEST
To

give someone an idea.

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These

heat.

colors suggest strong

TRANSPORT
To

Large

ships transport goods

across the ocean.

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transport something is to
carry it.

CANYON
A

very deep valley

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Most

canyons are formed by

rivers.

ELEVATION
Describes

mountain can have a very

high elevation.

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how high the land

is in an area.

LANDFORMS
The

mountain is a large
landform.

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natural shape of a
section of land.

OCEAN
Salt

Oceans

are very large bodies

of water.

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water that covers almost

of Earth.

PLAIN
A

Bison

live on Americas Great

Plains.

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large area of flat, nearly

treeless land.

PLATEAU
A

high flat area of land.

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The

plateau rises above the

plains.

VALLEY
A

The

valley has a river

running through it.

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low area of land between

two higher areas.

FEATURE
A

part of something.
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Sharp

teeth are features that

help sharks hunt.

LOCATE
To

find
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We

use maps to locate cities and states.

PHYSICAL
Something

you can see and touch

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Something

you can see and touch is a

physical object.

REGION
An

area of land
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Massachusetts

is in the
northeast region of the
country.

SURFACE
Top

table has a flat surface.

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layer or cover of
something