1. Vocabulary Preview

2. Physical Features

3.  A physical feature is a type of land or waterway.

4. Waterway

5. Waterway  A waterway is a river, canal, or another body of water that boats or barges can go through.

6. Region

7. Region  A region is a large area in which places share common characteristics. Alabama is in the southeast region.

8. Landform

9. Landform  A landform is a physical feature on Earth’s surface.

10. Climate

11. Climate  Climate is the kind of weather a place has year after year.

12. Fall Line

13.  A fall line is an area where there are waterfalls and rapids because of a drop in elevation.

14. Coastal Plain

15.  The coastal plain is low, fat land along the Gulf Coast.

16. Delta

17. Delta  A delta is a triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river.

18. tributary

19. Tributary  A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger river.

20. Human features

21. Human Features  A human feature is something that is built or made by people.

22. County

23. County  A county is the largest unit of local government within a state

24. Interstate Highways

25.  An interstate highway is a major transportation route in our state. Interstates connect states together.