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14 Cards in this Set
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a high point or ridge that determines the direction in which rivers flow
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divide
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source of a stream or river
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headwaters
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smaller rivers and streams
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tributary
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a boundary that marks the place where teh higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
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fall line
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coal, petroleum, and natural gas
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fossil fuel
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places for catching fish and other sea animals
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fishery
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fish farming
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aquaculture
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ocean storms hundreds of miles wide with winds of 74 mph or more, can pound the regions coastline
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hurricane
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type of vegetation made up of dense forests of shrubs and short trees, common in Mediterranean climates
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chaparral
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naturally treeless expances of grass spread across the Great Plains of the continents midsection
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prairie
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violent spring and summer thunderstorms often spawn tornadoes
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supercell
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the elevation above which trees cannot grow
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timberline
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a warm, dry wind; blows down the eastern slopes of teh Rockies
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chinook
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winds of more than 35 mph, heavy or blowing snow, and visibility of less than 1,320 ft, for 3 hrs or more
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blizzard
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