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unit 1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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location | the site or postition of a place or thing |
environment | the surrounding in which people , plant , or animals live |
plain | a large area of flat, or nearly flat land |
barrier island | a narrow island between the mainland and the ocean |
escarpment | a steep slope or cliff |
plateau | an area of high flat land |
fault line | a crack in earths surface caused by moving plates |
aquifers | a layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and keeps it flowing underground |
basins | a sunken area in a plateau found between mountain ranges |
elevation | height above sea level |