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Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ss vocab.

by:mason whitworth
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Canyon

A steep sided low lands that rivers have cut through.

Forest

Area with trees, marshes, and lots of rain.

Coast

The area where the ocean touches the land.

Hills

A naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain.
Photo by Franco Folini

Mountains

A tower of rock formed by the collision of earths tectonic plates, volcano
Photo by blmiers2

Plains

Flat area of land with little or no hills. 
Photo by Great Beyond

Plateau

A flat area of land that is higher than the area around it.
Photo by ¡kuba!

Aquifer

A body of rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
Photo by JimyJOp

Reservoir

A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
Photo by Zach Dischner

Tributary

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
Photo by Travis S.

Renewable resource

Easily replaced by earth's natural process.

Nonrenewable resource

Can't be replaced by Earth's natural process.

African Americans

Many were brought as slaves during early and mid 1800s. 

Growth rate

A measure of economic growth from one period to another.
Photo by mattlemmon

Age distribution

The numbers of persons in successive age categories in a given population

Immigration

The movement of people from one country to another.
Photo by ajagendorf25

Native Americans

First people to live in Texas.
Photo by Puzzler4879

Hispanics

Came from southern borders across to Texas.

Demography

the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.
Photo by pali_nalu

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