SS7 - Chapter 3-5 Vocabulary

a self-governing region (called a state), consisting of a city and surrounding territory.

• coastal

• peninsula

• city-state

• colony

land along or near a sea or ocean.

• coastal

• isthmus

• peninsula

• city-state

a settlement controlled by a separate country.

• city-state

• peninsula

• isthmus

• colony

to supply water to crops through artificial means

• isthmus

• irrigate

• terrain

• maritime

a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.

• peninsula

• city-state

• isthmus

• colony

of or relating to the sea, especially with respect to navigation, trade, or military activity

• city-state

• maritime

• terrain

• rugged

an area of land surrounded by water on three sides.

• peninsula

• isthmus

• city-state

• colony

having a rough, uneven surface.

• terrain

• irrigate

• rugged

• coastal

the physical features of the land's surface.

• coastal

• rugged

• maritime

• terrain

a union or association formed for mutual benefit.

• barter

• alliance

• democracy

• polis