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Land and Water in Your Area. The surface features of a place. geography.
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A large land area that has similar features. region
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Land and Water in Your Area
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• The surface features of a place.
geography
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• A large land area that has similar features.
region
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• The land, water, and air in which people, animals, and plants live.
environment
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• Anything that meets people’s needs.
resource
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• A narrow waterway that has been dug across land.
canal
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• A sudden flow of water that covers what is normally dry land.
flood
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• A wall built to hold back water.
dam
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• To keep someone or something safe.
protect
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Dams:
prevent floods by holding river water behind a wall.
provide power for electricity.provide water for growing crops
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California’s Resources
soil forests
riverslakes
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California Regions
coast
valley
desert
mountains