1. Key Geographic Features
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2. Land Features

3. Mountain
Highest land on earth

4. Hill
Rounded land higher than the land around it

5. Valley
Low land between mountains and hills

6. Plain
Very large area of flat land

7. Range
A row of mountains

8. Peninsula
Land with water on three sides

9. Plateau
Elevated piece of land that is flat on top

10. Island
Body of land surrounded by water on all sides.

11. Water Features

12. Lakes
Body of water completely surrounded by land.

13. Rivers
A very large stream of water leading to a lake, other river, or ocean

14. Tributary
A stream or river that runs into a larger river

15. Bay
Narrower part of an ocean or lake that cuts into land

16. Gulf
Body of water, larger than a bay, with land around part of it

17. Geographic Features help shape

18. Patterns of Trade

19. Locations of cities and towns

20. Western Frontier movement

21. Agriculture and fishing industries