1. Grade 4 Social Studies Unit 1 Lesson 2 Vocabulary Created by Mrs
Grade 4 Social Studies Unit 1 Lesson 2 Vocabulary Created by Mrs. DeAmicis 2009

2. New Jersey’s
Natural Regions

3. What do you know about New Jersey’s physical features?

4. Glacier
a huge sheet of ice
that moves slowly
over land

6. We don’t have glaciers in New Jersey now, but we did thousands of years ago!

7. The physical
characteristics
that glaciers formed
in New Jersey are:

8. deep valleys,

9. flattened ridges,

10. and lakes

11. erosion
the wearing away
of rock and soil

13. that makes soil very rich
till
a mixture of clay, sand,
and rock
that makes soil very rich

15. the surface of the ocean
sea level
land that is level
with
the surface of the ocean

17. silt
the rich soil
left behind by water

19. Vegetation
plant life

21. region
an area with
features that
set it apart from
other areas

22. New Jersey has four regions

23. Appalachian Ridge
and Valley Region
mountains,
valleys and gaps

25. Delaware Water Gap the point where the
Delaware River cuts a deep gap, or pass, through the Kittatinny Mountains in the
Appalachian Ridge
and Valley

27. Kittatinny Mountains in
High Point
The highest point
in the state at 1,803 feet.
It is located on the
Kittatinny Mountains in
the Appalachian
Ridge and Valley

29. Highlands Region
hills, forests, valleys,
lakes and rivers

31. Piedmont Region
cliffs, rivers,
and mountains

33. Atlantic Coastal Plain
Region
large flat plain
made up
of rich soil, sandy soil,
pine forests,
and beaches

35. There are two parts to the Atlantic Coastal Plain Region

36. The Inner Coastal Plain, where we live,

37. (before the houses and towns)

38. and the Outer Coastal Plain.

40. Pinelands
an oak and pine
forest that covers
much of the
Outer Coastal Plain

42. So, where in New Jersey would you like to visit?