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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 that empties into an ocean or lake etc. |
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Tributary |
A smaller stream that flows into a river/ocean/lake etc. |
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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 earths surface having considerable mass; height 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 an continent surrounded by water |
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Peninsula |
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected by the mainland |
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Coastal Range |
Rugged mountains along the Pacific coast that stretch from Calafornia to Canada also has fertile valleys |
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Basin and Range |
West of Rocky Mountains and East of Sierra Nevada and the Cascades with varying elevations, isolated mountain ranges and has Death Valley the lowest point in North America |
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Rocky Mountains |
West of the Great Plains and East of the Basin and Range with rugged mountains, that stretch from Alaska to almost Mexico, high elevations also has the Continental Divide wich determines the directional flow of rivers |
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Great Plains |
Located west of Interior Lowlands an east of the Rocky Mountains with flat land that gradualy increases westward with grassland |
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Interior Lowlands |
located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains with rolling flat land, many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills. |
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Appalachian Highlands |
West of Coastal plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont with old eroded mountains and the oldest mountain range in North America |
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Coastal Plain |
Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with broad lowlands providing many excelent harbors |
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Canadian Shield |
Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape with hills worn by erosion |
