Unit 1 lesson 1

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Conditions

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Characteristics or features in a particular place (e.g., amount of rainfall or number of trees).

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Connections

Back

Natural or human-made links between two places (e.g., a river, a highway).

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Cropland

Back

Land which can be used to grow plants that people use (e.g., corn for food or cotton for fiber).

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Defense

Back

What people use to protect a place from attacks by enemies.

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Human geography

Back

Study of where people have decided to live and what they have chosen to build and do in different parts of the Earth.

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Physical geography

Back

Study of the Earth's land, air, and water (including mountains and soils, weather and climate, rivers, lakes, and oceans).

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Port

Back

A place next to water (ocean, lake, river) where ships or large boats can safely unload or load goods and people onto the land.

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Swamp

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Land that is usually covered by shallow water that plants grow in.

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Water supply

Back

Water that people can use to drink or to raise plants and animals.

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Ancient city

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Place that had an especially large population and a large number of public buildings and private homes early in human history (for example, more than 1500 years ago).