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31 Cards in this Set
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REGION
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an area with similar characteristics
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TECTONIC
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to do with the structure of the Earth's crust
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FOLD MOUNTAINS
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mountains created by the bending of rock layers
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ERODE
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to wear down the surface of the Earth
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GLACIATION
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land being covered with thick, moving ice
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VEGETATION
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plants that grow naturally in an area
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TOPOGRAPHY
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the shape of the land
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CLIMATE
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the prevailing conditions of temperature and precipitation
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VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
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mountains created by breaks in the Earth's crust
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CONIFEROUS
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evergreens---trees or shrubs bearing cones
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DECIDUOUS
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trees that shed their leaves annually
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SEDIMENTARY
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the type of rock formed by erosion of other rocks, after this loose material has hardend
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SWAMP
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wet, spongy land
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MARSH
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low land that is flooded in wet weather and almost alaays wet
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DELTA
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an area of soil or silt deposits up at the mouth of a river
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ESCARPMENT
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a steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting
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CONTINENTAL CLIMATE
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a climate type that develops away from the influence of oceans. The temperature range tends to be large and precipitation is low
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RIFT VALLEY
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a valley that is created when the portion of land between two faults (cracks in the Earth's crust) drops down
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FAULTING
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movement along a crack (fault) or cracks in the Earth's crust
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TORNADO
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a brief, but very destructive storm characterized by a wind funnel
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FUNNEL
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the usual shape of a tornado; a tube a winds spiralling at high speeds
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VORTEX
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a mass of fluid or air that qhirls in a rotary direction
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MUSKEG
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a level bog or swamp, found in Canada
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BOREAL
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Northern, or of the Arctic
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MARITIME CLIMATE
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a climate that is strongly influenced by the closeness of a large body of water. The annual temperature range tends to be small and precipitation is high
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TEMPERATURE
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climate that has warm summers and cool winters
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PLATEAU
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a flat area at a high elevation
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BRACKISH
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somewhat salty
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SINK
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a place in which liquid collects
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RAIN-SHADOW
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area on the leeward slope of mountains, with little precipitation
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TUNDRA
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northernmost vegetation region found in areas too cold for trees to grow. Bushes, grasses, mosses, and similar plants dominate
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