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Science of Lewis & Clark: Glossary
C
- Continental Divide
- The Rocky Mountains in North America separate the water flow of rivers
- Corps of Discovery
- The name of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- convey
- take
- current
- The flow of a river
D
- devoted
- Focused on
E
- expedition
- Trip to discover new things
G
- geography
- Study of land formations such as islands and mountains
- geology
- study of rocks and minerals
N
- navigate
- To direct or steer
O
- observation
- Things seen
P
- prominent
- Most obvious - most important
R
- recruited
- Asked to participate
- route
- The path used
S
- specimens
- samples
- steppe
- Prairie or grassland
U
- uncharted
- Not mapped
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