| Archeology
|
the scientific study of
material remains (as fossil relics, artifacts, and monuments) of past
human life and activities |
| Artifact
|
something created by humans
usually for a practical purpose especially remaining from a certain
period |
| Biome |
a major ecological community
type as in a tropical rainforest or desert |
| Boundary
|
the limit or border of
an area a. political -a political boundary is artificially determined
b. natural -a natural boundary is marked by a landform such as a river
|
| Channel |
the bed of a stream or
river, the path of ground through which a river flows |
| Confluence
|
the point where two rivers
flow together |
| Contour line
|
a line on a topographic
map that shows elevation above sea level |
| Environment
|
the complex of physical,
chemical, and biotic factors (as in climate, soil, and living things)
that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately
determine its form and survival. |
| Features
|
the recognizable attributes
of an area including landforms, vegetation, structures, and bodies
of water. |
| Inference
|
a deduction based on
gathered data Inquiry an investigation, formulating questions in order
to determine new information |
| Inter- dependence
|
the reliance of organisms
on each other for survival |
| Landforms |
a natural feature of
a land surface |
| Meander |
a curve in a river |
| Natural-
Features |
the attributes of an area
that are not created by human power including landforms, vegetation,
and bodies of water. |
| Non-point
source |
pollution that enters
the water from a variety of sources including homes, farms, streets,
and construction sites |
| Point source
|
pollution that enters
the water from a single location as a concentrated source |
| River mouth
|
the point where a smaller
body of water enters a larger body of water |
| River source
|
the point of origin of
a stream or river |
| Structure
|
something that is made
by human power, something that is constructed |
| Symbol |
something that stands
for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association,
convention, or accidental resemblance |
| Topographical
Map |
a map that shows elevation
of a land area through the use of contour lines |
| Tributaries
|
a stream feeding a larger
stream or lake |
| Watershed
|
region or area draining
ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water |
