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84 Cards in this Set
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What is the largest ocean?
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Pacific
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What is the smallest ocean?
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Arctic
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What is the second largest ocean?
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Atlantic
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Which US state has the longest coastline on the Atlantic Ocean?
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Florida
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Name the only US state that touches two oceans?
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Alaska
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What US states have the Pacific Ocean touching them?
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Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii
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How many states are on the North American continent?
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49 (Alaska!)
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How many states are in the CONTIGUOUS United States?
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48
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Name the longest mountain range in the US.
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Rocky Mountains
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Where is Mount Rushmore?
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South Dakota
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What four presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore?
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Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt
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Where are the highest mountains in the US found?
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Alaska
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Name the highest mountain in the US.
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Mt. McKinley
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Name the highest mountain in the US, outside Alaska.
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Mt. Whitney
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What is the great ridge of the Rocky Mountains which separates the West flowing streams from the East flowing streams in North America called?
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Continental Divide
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How many of the Great Lakes border Canada? Name them.
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4. Ontario, Huron, Erie, Superior.
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Which one of the Great Lakes is entirely within the United States?
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Lake Michigan
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What is the only state to toouch four of the Great Lakes?
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Michigan
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Name the largest Great Lake.
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Lake Superior
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Where is the SOURCE of the Mississippi River?
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a lake in northern Minnesota
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Where is the MOUTH of the Mississippi River? or What body of water does the river empty into?
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the Gulf of Mexico
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What is the southernmost state?
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Hawaii
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Is the state of Hawaii north or south of the equator?
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North
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How many islands make up the state of Hawaii?
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132
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How many main islands are there in Hawaii?
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8
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What is the largest gulf in the world?
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the Gulf of Mexico
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Name the states that border the Gulf of Mexico.
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Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida. 5.
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What state is bordered by only one other state? and, which state does it border?
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Maine. It borders New Hampshire.
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In what state is the Grand Canyon?
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Arizona
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What group of small islands form the long tail of Alaska?
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Aleutian Islands
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What strait separates North America from Asia?
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Bering Strait
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What state does the Arctic Circle pass through?
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Alaska
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What is the oldest national park?
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Yellowstone National Park, WYOMING & Montana
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Where is the lowest elevation in the United States?
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Death Valley
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a group of many islands
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archipelago
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a low, bowl-shaped landform surrounded by higher lands
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basin
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part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into the land; smaller than a gulf
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bay
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the gently sloping shore of an ocean or other body of water, especially that part covered by sand or pebbles
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beach
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a small, flat-topped hill; smaller than a plateau or mesa
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butte
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a waterway built to carry water for navigation or irrigation; navigation waterways usually connect two bodies of water; (for example, Panama _________)
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canal
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a deep, narrow valley with steep sides
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canyon
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a projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, gulf, bay or lake
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cape
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a high, steep face of rock or earth
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cliff
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land along an ocean or sea
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coast
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a wall built across a river to hold back the flowing water
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dam
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land at the mouth of a river, made of silt, sand, and pebbles; usually shaped like a triangle
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delta
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a very dry area where few plants grow
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desert
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a deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep cliffs
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fjord
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a large sheet of ice that moves slowly over some land surface or down a valley
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glacier
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part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land; usually larger than a bay
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gulf
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a protected place along a shore where ships can safely anchor
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harbor
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a rounded, raised landform, not as high as a mountain
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hill
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a body of land completely surrounded by water
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island
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a narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger bodies of land
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isthmus
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a body of water completely surrounded by land
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lake
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a high, flat landform rising steply above the surrounding land; smaller than a plateau, but larger than a butte
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mesa
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a high, rounded, or pointed landform with steep sides, higher than a hill
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mountain
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an opening or gap through a mountain range
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mountain pass
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a row or chain of mountains
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mountain range
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a huge group of mountain ranges
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mountain system
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the place where a river empties into another body of water
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mouth
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a place in the desert where there is a supply of water
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oasis
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one of the earth's four largest bodies of water; together they cover thre-fourths of the earth's surface
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ocean
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the pointed top of a mountain or hill
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peak
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a body of land nearly surrounded by water
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peninsula
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a large area of flat or nearly flat land
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plain
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a high, flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land; larger than a butte and a mesa
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plateau
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a place where ships load and unload goods
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port
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a large area of flat or rolling grassland with fertile soil and few trees
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prairie
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a dense forest in a region, usually tropical, where rain is very heavy through the year
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rain forest
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a natural or artificial lake used to store water
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reservoir
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a large stream of water that flows across the land and usually empties into a lake, ocean, or other river
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river
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all the land drained by a river and its tributaries
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river basin
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a large body of water partly or entirely surrounded by land; another word for ocean
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sea
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a narrow channel or passage of water, larger than a strait, joining two larger bodies of water; inlet or arm of the sea
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sound
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the place where a river or stream begins
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source
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a narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
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strait
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a lowland usually covered by water
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swamp
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an imaginary line on mountains and in arctic regions, above which trees do not grow
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timber line
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a small river or stream that flows into a larger river or streams
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tributary
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a treeless land with permanently frozen soil beneath the surface
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tundra
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an area of low land between hills or mountains
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valley
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an opening in the earth through which lava, rock, gases, and ash are forced out
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volcano
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a flow of water falling from high place to a lower place
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waterfall
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