• Definition: body of salt water larger than a sea

• The Earth contains 5 oceans: the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern.

• The ocean’s water covers over 70% of the Earth

• The ocean’s average depth is 12,175 ft!!

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• Definition: An opening in the earth, through which lava, rock, and gases are forced out

• Volcanoes in the U.S. are found mainly in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington.

• There are more than 500 active volcanoes in the world

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• Definition: Land that has water on all sides

• Two Types: Continental islands and Oceanic islands

• Continental islands are ones that lie close to a continent

• Oceanic islands are islands found in the middle of the ocean

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• Definition: highest kind of land

• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

• The two main mountain ranges in the U.S. are the Appalachians in the east and the Rockies in the west

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• Definition: Large stream of water that flows across the land

• The longest river is the Nile

• The largest river is the Amazon

• One important river in America is the Mississippi

• Can you name any other rivers??

• Definition: Flat-topped mountain with steep sides

• Means table in Spanish

• Made up of layered rocks

• Mesa Verde National Park

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• Definition: large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land

• Can be found on every continent

• Two types: 1. alpine glaciers that are found in mountains and 2. continental glaciers that cover large parts of a continent

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• Definition: area of flat or gently rolling low land

• The two largest landforms in America are the Coastal Plains and the Interior Plains.

• Coastal Plain: mostly flat and lies along a large body of water

• Interior Plains: most of the land between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. Mostly flat with forests and prairies

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