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Social Studies Vocabulary

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    Unit 6 Vocabulary
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  • One of the seven largest land areas on Earth is called a ______________________?
    Continent
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  • Deposition is the dropping or settling of eroded materials. True or False?
    True
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  • An area of land that is very dry is called a _____________________?
    Desert
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  • Elevation refers to the height of the land above the sea. True or False?
    True
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  • The process of moving sediment from one place to another is called ____________?
    Erosion
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  • A deep valley in the ocean floor is called an ocean trench. True or False?
    True
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  • A dense forest found in regions with high heat and rainfall is called a ___________?
    Rainforest
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  • The part of the map that compares distance on the map to distance in the real world
    scale
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  • The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces is called weathering. True or False?
    True
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  • The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces is called ___________?
    weathering
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  • The part of the map that compares the distance on the map to the distance in the real world is the compass rose. True or False?
    False. It is the scale
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  • A rainforest is a dense forest in regions with high heat and rainfall. True or False?
    True
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  • A deep valley in the ocean floor is called a ___________________?
    Ocean Trench
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  • Erosion is the process of moving sediment from one place to another. True or False
    True
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  • The height of the land above the sea is called ___________________?
    elevation
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  • An area of land that is very dry is called a desert. True or False
    True
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