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21 Cards in this Set
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Coastal Range |
Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada |
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Basin and Range |
Located west of Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade |
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Rocky mountains |
Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range |
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Great Plains |
Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky mountains |
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Interior Lowlands |
Located west of the Appalachain mountains and east of the Great Plains |
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Appalachain Highlands |
Located west of Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama;includes the Piedmont |
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Coastal Plains |
Located along the Alantic ocean and Gulf of Mexico |
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Canadian Sheild |
Wrapped around Hudson bay in a horseshoe shape |
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Hill |
A well defined natural elevation smaller then a hill |
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Mountain |
A natural elevation of the earths surface having considerable mass;height |
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Plains |
A large relatively flat area of land |
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Plateaus |
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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Peninsulas |
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland |
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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 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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Atlantic Ocean |
Served as a high way for early explorers |
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Pacific Ocean |
Early exploration |
