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20 Cards in this Set
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Lake |
A large inland body of water |
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River |
A large natural stream of water - emptys out into an ocean or a lake. |
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Tributary |
A smaller stream that flows into a river, ocean, or a lake. |
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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 consiberable 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 elvated 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 water and is connected with the mainland |
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Coastal Range |
Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from Californa to Canada. Fertile Valleys. |
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Basin and Range |
Located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades. Varying elevations with isolated mountain ranges - contains 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 - stretch from Alaska to almost Mexico. Contain the Continental Divide - determines the directional flow of rivers. |
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Great Plains |
Located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains. Flat land, that gradually increase in elevation westward grasslands. |
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Interior Lowlands |
Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains. Rolling flat lands, many rivers, valleys, and grassy hills. |
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Appalachian Highlands |
Located west of Coastal Plain extendind from eastern Canada to western Alabama; inculdes the Piedmont |
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Coastal Plains |
Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Broad lowlands that provides many excellent harbors |
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Canadian Sheild |
Wrapped around Hudson Bay ina horseshoe shape. Hills worn by erosion. 100's of lakes carved by glaciers. |
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Atlantic Ocean |
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