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a wall built to hold back water
dam
100
to keep someone or something safe
protect
100
summers are hot and dry, winters can be cold, very little water
desert
100
trees you may find along the northern coast of California
giant redwood trees
100
name a product made from trees
paper, lumber for houses and furniture
200
a sudden flow of water that covers what is normally dry land
flood
200
a narrow waterway that has been dug across land
canal
200
flat, low areas
valley
200
name a river that flows through California valley region
Sacramento or San Joaquin
200
What canal connect the east and west coast of the United States?
Panama Canal
300
the surface features of a place
geography
300
a large land area that has similar features
region
300
hills, beaches, sand dunes, mountains, and cliffs describe what region
coast
300
name a National Park located in California's mountain region
Yosemite, Kings Canyon, or Sequoia
300
America's First Environmentalist
John Muir
400
the land, water, and air in which plants, animals, and plants live
environment
400
anything that meets people's needs
resource
400
region that provides much of California's water for drinking and for growing crops
mountain
400
an area of low land between hills or mountains
valley
400
____________ makes the environment dirty. It makes the air that we breathe or the water that we drink unclean.
pollution
500
tool used to show landforms, or physical features, of a region
physical map
500
How do you spell your teacher's name?
S C A R I N G I
500
name a large desert in California
Mojave Desert
500
a body of water that is partly surrounded by land
bay
500
name a mountain range in California
Coast Range, Sierra Nevada