• 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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