Glossary
C
- continental divide
- - The Rocky Mountains in North America separate the water flow of rivers
- convey
- - take
- Corps of Discovery
- - The name of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- current
- - The flow of a river
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
