The United States is on this continent.
North America
land surrounded by water
island
Direction to travel from the United States to Canada.
north
when harmful substances are placed in the environment and affect the organisms that live there
pollution
where the land meets the ocean
coast
When we launched the rockets, the force of the air pressure propelled them up.
This force made them fall back to earth.
gravity
The longest mountain range in South America, and the world.
The Andes
land surrounded by three sides of water. Florida is a big one.
peninsula
Direction you need to travel from Patchogue to Manhattan.
west
Plants use ________ from the sun for photosynthesis. in general, it's how things change or move.
energy
wide, flat land. Also a type of bagel that can fly.
plain
a certain area or space on earth
region
A region of the Western Hemisphere with a lot of islands (like Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti/Dominican Republic)
Caribbean
a row of connected mountains
range
This map tool lets me estimate distance in miles or kilometers.
map scale
When a forest is destroyed by cutting down the trees and not replacing them.
deforestation
To go from Long Island to Fire Island, you have to cross the Great South _____.
Bay
The new principal at Saxton Middle School.
Ms. Luisa
The largest country in South America. They speak Portuguese.
Brazil
a high surface with a flat area
plateau
This map tool tells me the direction on a map.
compass rose
The path that water follows as it moves around earth as a solid, liquid, or gas.
It doesn't have wheels.
water cycle
In between hills and mountains
valley
It grows in the Caribbean, South America, and parts of North America, but it is native to Southeast Asia.
sugar
The longest rivers in North America and South America.
The Mississippi and the Amazon
a valley with very steep sides
canyon
The interstate route number of the Long Island Expressway.
The four processes of the water cycle.
precipitation, evaporation, condensation, runoff
grassy plain with few or no trees
prairie
all of the living and non-living things in an area and their interactions
ecosystem