Chapter 1 Social Studies flash cards

Set: Chapter 1 Social Studies

Familiarize		Learn		Test
Play Scatter			Play Space Race

	Term	Definition
	continents	the largest land areas on Earth
	relative location	a place in relation to other places
	isthumus	a narrow piece of land that connects two larger land areas
	absolute location	an exact position on Earth's surface
	lines of latitude	lines that run east and west
	lines of longitude	lines that run north and south
	elevation	the height of the land
	source	where the river begins
	mouth	where a river empties into a larger body of water, end
	tributary	a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
	erosion	the wearing away of Earth's surface
	delta	the triangle-shaped land at a river's mouth
	precipitation	water in the form of rain, sleet, or snow that fall to Earth's surface
	climate	the kind of weather a place has over a long time
	natural resource	something found in nature that people can use e.g. soil, water, trees....
	product	something people make or grow, usually to sell
	conservation	protecting natural resources and using them wisely
	renewable	natural resources that can be replaced as they are used up
	nonrenewable	some natural resources that cannot be replaced once they are used up
	recycle	use again or replace what has been used
	equator	imaginary line halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

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