U.S. Geography Vocab

Things from nature that people can use, such as trees, water, animals, or soil.

• plains

• physical feature

• natural resources

• geography

A feature of a place's land, water, climate, or plant life.

• delta

• region

• physical feature

• erosion

A small river or stream that flows into a larger river.

• tributary

• delta

• climate

• estuary

A place with a hot, dry climate.

• desert

• plains

• ecosystem

• climate

A broad area of flat land.

• region

• erosion

• natural resources

• plains

An area in which plants, animals, and nonliving things exist together.

• erosion

• ecosystem

• estuary

• geography

A large area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas.

• region

• delta

• physical feature

• ecosystem

The slow wearing away of something as a result of exposure to wind and water.

• desert

• climate

• plains

• erosion

Weather that a place has over a long period of time.

• erosion

• desert

• geography

• climate

The area where salt water meets, or flows into, freshwater.

• geography

• estuary

• climate

• plains