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Vocabulary Words of the Southwest
A simple vocabulary definition instructional activity has young geographers of the Southwest putting term meanings into their own words. The fifteen words include (but are not limited to) adobe, butte, canyon, economy, erode, fossil, and...
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Plateaus and Plains
What is the difference between a plateau and a plain? The website explains the characteristics of plains and plateaus as well as provides some helpful pictures.
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National Park Service: Creating Flat Topped Mountains
The NPS offers a good overview of the forces that create a plateau and experiments to help students understand. Lesson plan.
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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Desert Geology
Labeled diagram of common desert formations and features.