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33 Cards in this Set
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This place is called a continent even though it is not entirely surrounded by water ?
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EUROPE
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Coastal Range Contains?
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Fertile Valleys
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This Broad Lowland Provides
many excellent harbors? |
Coastal Range
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Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico ?
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Coastal Plain
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Located west of Coastal Plain
extending from eastern Canada to to Western Alabama (Including Piedmont) ? |
APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS
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APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS INCLUDE?
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PIEDMONT
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The highlands is made up of?
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OLD, ERODED MOUNTAINS
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WHAT GEOPGRAPHIC REGION IS WRAPPED AROUND THE HUDSON BAY IN A HORSESHOE
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THE CANADIAN SHIELD
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CANADIAN SHIELD HOLDS SOME OF THE?
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OLDEST ROCK FORMATIONS IN AMERICA
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WHERE HILLS ARE WORN BY EROSION AND HUNDREDS OF LAKES CARVED BY GLACIERS?
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CANADIAN SHIELD
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WEST OF THE APPALACHIAN ?
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INTERIOR LOWLANDS
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Interior LOWLANDS is home to?
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ROLLING FLAT LANDS
RIVERS BROAD RIVERS AND GRASSY HILLS |
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WEST OF INTERIOR LOWLAND and East of the Rocky Mountains?
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GREAT PLAINS
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GREAT PLAINS ARE?
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FLAT GRASSLAND that gradually increases in elevation WESTWARD
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BODIES OF WATER ARE USED FOR?
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TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, SETTLEMENT
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WEST OF THE GREAT PLAINS?
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THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN rugged mountains stretch from?
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ALASKA almost to MEXICO
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Rocky Mountains contain the?
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Continental Divide
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Determines the direction flow of rivers?
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Contintinental Divide
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OLDEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN NORTH AMERICA?
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APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS
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WEST OF THE ROCKY
EAST OF SIERRA Nevadas and cascades |
BASIN
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BASIN RANGE IS AN AREA OF?
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elevations
isolated mountain ranges death valley |
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The lowest point in North America?
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DEATH VALLEY
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TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES FOR FARM AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ?
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MISSISSIPPI AND MISSOURI
RIVERS |
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ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS PROVIDE?
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ACCESS
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SERVED AS THE HIGHWAY FOR EXPLORERS, EARLY SETTLERS, and LATER IMMIGRANTS?
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
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GATEWAY TO THE WEST ?
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OHIO RIVER
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RIO GRANDE FORMS THE BORDER WITH?
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MEXICO
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LEWIS AND CLARK explored what river?
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Columbia River
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Colorado River Explored by?
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SPANISH
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Rio Grande forms borders with?
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Mexico
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Rio Grande forms borders with?
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Mexico
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PROVIDED THE FRENCH AND SPANISH with exploration routes to Mexico?
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The Gulf Of Mexico.....
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