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15 Cards in this Set
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rain shadow
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the drier side of the mountain
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mesa
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a hill or small plateau with a flat top and steep sides
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Coronado
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explored the Southwest looking for the seven cities of gold
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saguaro
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can grow to a height of 60 feet and can weigh as much as 10 tons
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Petrified Forest
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found in the Painted Desert; all the trees are dead
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Anasazi
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the Ancient Ones
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century
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100 years
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decade
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10 years
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reservation
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land set aside by the government for use by the Indians
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dredge
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to dig out the bottom and sides to make a waterway deeper and wider
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arid
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dry
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conflict
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a disagreement between two or more people or groups
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compromise
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each side in a conflict gives up some of whit it wants in order to make an agreement
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runoff
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surface water that does not soak into the ground
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aerospace
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the technology used to build and test equipment for air and space travel
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