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19 Cards in this Set
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Lake |
A large inland body of water;Ex Smith Mountain Lake |
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River |
A large natural stream of water-empty into an ocean /lake ect |
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Tributary |
A smaller stream that flows into a river/ocean/ lake ect |
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Gulf |
A large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed by land |
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Bay |
A body of water partially enclosed by land; typically smaller than a gulf |
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Mountain |
A natural elevation of the Earth's surface having considerable mass;Hight greater than a hill |
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Hill |
A well defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain |
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Plain |
A large relatively flat area of land |
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Plateau |
A large ,relatively flat,but elevated area of land |
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Island |
A land mass- smaller than a continent surrounded by water |
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Peninsula |
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland |
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Coastal Range |
Has rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada. Fertile valleys |
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Basin and range |
Located west of Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades Varying elevations with isolated mountain ranges-Death Valley lowest point in North America |
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Rocky Mountains |
Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range Rugged mountains that stretch from Alaska to almost Mexico High elevations Continental Divide -determines which direction rivers flow |
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Great Plains |
Located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains Flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward :Grasslands |
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Interior Lowlands |
Lfocated west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains Rolling flat lands with many rivers,broad river valleys and grassy hills |
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Appalachian Highlands |
Located west of the Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada and to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont old eroded mountains oldest mountain range in North America |
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Coastal Plains |
Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Broad lowlands that provide many excellent harbors |
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Canadian Shield |
Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape Hills worn by erosion Hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers |
