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15 Cards in this Set
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Landforms
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the shapes that make up Earths surface. Hills, mountains and plains are examples
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States
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a body of people living under a single independent government.
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Geography
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Is the study of Earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on it and use it
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Transportatio
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Is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.
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Waterways
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a system of streams and rivers that connect communities to one another.
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Peninsulas
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a piece of land nearly surrounded by water or sticking out into the water.
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Mouth
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the place where the river enters into a larger body of water.
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Source
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the beginning or start of all rivers
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Climate
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the weather of an area over a number of years, an areas pattern of weather.
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Temperature
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measures how hot or cold the air is.
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High Point State Park
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This NJ state park includes High Point the highest peak in the state. From the peaks you can see NY & PA
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Newark
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when joined by New York City, the port of Newark handles the 3rd largest amount of cargo in the country. A port is where ships load and unload their goods.
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Elizabeth
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which is near Newark, became the first container port in the world in 1962.
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Sandy Hook
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is a peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, in which the shoreline is always changing. Home to the oldest working lighthouse in the country.
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Hudson River
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a river that flows into the New York Bay. It forms part of the border between NJ and NY.
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