the earth’s big features
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The Earth’s BIG Features. Social Studies. Oceans. The Atlantic Ocean, The Pacific Ocean, The Indian Ocean The Arctic Ocean and Southern Ocean. The Continents. Ocean. Oceans are the largest bodies of salt water on earth. River. A large natural stream of water emptying into a - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Earth’s BIG Features
Social Studies
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Oceans
The Atlantic Ocean,
The Pacific Ocean,
The Indian Ocean
The Arctic Ocean
and Southern
Ocean.
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The Continents
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OceanOceans are the largest bodies of salt water on earth.
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RiverA large natural stream
of water emptying into a
lake, ocean or larger
body of water.
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Desert
A desert is a hot dry region with little rainfall.
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Peninsula
An area of land that is nearly surrounded by water.
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Prairie
A prairie is a region of flat or hilly land covered by tall grasses.
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Lake A lake is an inland
body of water. This is a picture of Blowdown lake in
the mountains near Pemberton British Columbia.
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IslandAn island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.
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PlateauA plateau is a flat area of land higher than the land around it.
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PlainA plain is a large, low area of flat or rolling land with few trees.
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ValleyA valley is an area of low land between mountains or hills.
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MountainA mountain is a high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak.
This is a picture of Mount Everest. Everest soars 29,028 feet (8,848 meters) above Nepal and the Tibet region of China.
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Forests
A forest is an area with a
high density of trees .
Forests sometimes contain
many tree species within a
small area as in a tropical
rain and temperate
deciduous forests.
Forests are home to many
animal and plant species.