VOCABULARY
LANDFORMS
CLIMATE
WATER
VOCABULARY
100
WATERWAYS
What is a system of stream and rivers that connect communities to one another.
100
COAST
What is the land that lies near an ocean.
100
TEMPERATURE
What is the measurement of how hot or cold the air is.
100
RARITAN RIVER
What is the longest river in New Jersey.
100
PRECIPITATION
What is moisture that falls to earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
200
RECREATION
What is what people do for relaxation and enjoyment.
200
BORDER
What is a line people agree on to separate one place from another.
200
BLIZZARD
What is a heavy snow storm with very strong winds.
200
MOUTH
What is the place where a river empties into a larger body of water.
200
COAST
What is land next to an ocean
300
aquifer
What is a layer of rock or gravel that traps water underground.
300
HIGH POINT STATE PARK
What is the highest point in New Jersey.
300
WEATHER
What is the condition of the air at a certain time and place.
300
SOURCE
What is the beginning of a river?
300
HURRICANE
What is a violent storm with winds above 75 mph revolving around a calm center.
400
TRANSPORTATION
What is the movement of people or goods from one place to an other.
400
PINELANDS
What is a large area of pine trees.
400
ELEVATION AND NEARNESS OF LAND TO A LARGE BODY OF WATER
What are many factors that affect climate.
400
PORT
What is a place where ships load and unload goods.
400
WETLANDS
What is an area such as a swamp or marsh where water is close to the surface of the ground.
500
GEOGRAPHY
What is the study of Earth and the way people live on and use it.
500
LANDFORM
What are the shapes that make up the Earth's surface.
500
BLIZZARDS and HURRICANES
What is types of severe weather in New Jersey.
500
PORT AT ELIZABETH
What is the first container port in the world.
500
TRIBUTARY
What is any river that flows into another larger river.