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12 Cards in this Set
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divide
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a high point or ridge that determines the direction in which rivers flow
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headwaters
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source
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tributaries
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smaller rivers or streams
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fall line
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boundary
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fossil fuels
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fromed in the Earth from the buried plant and animal remains of a previous geologic time hundreds of millions of years ago
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fisheries
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places for catching fish and other sea animals
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aquaculture
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fish farming
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chaparral
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Mediterranean scrub vegetation
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hurricanes
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ocean storms hundreds of miles wide with winds of 74 mph
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prairies
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naturally treeless expanses of grasses
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supercells
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violent spring and summer thunderstorms
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blizzards
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heavy or blowing snow and visibility of less than 1320 feet
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