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19 Cards in this Set
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river |
a large natural stream of water |
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lake |
a large inland body of water |
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tributary |
a small stream that flows into a river |
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gulf |
a large area of ocean partially enclosed by land |
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bay |
a body of water partially enclosed by land;smaller than gulf |
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mountain |
a natural elevation height greater than a hill |
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hill |
a 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, 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 surrounded by water on three sides |
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coastal range |
rugged mountains along the pacific coast that stretch from California 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 mountains,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, contains continental divide;determines which way the river flows |
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Great plains |
Located west of Interior lowlands and east of the Rocky mountains,flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward,grasslands |
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Interior Lowlands |
Located west of the Appalachian highlands 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 Coastal plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama;includes the Piedmont,old rounded mountains;oldest mountain range in North America |
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coastal plains |
Located along the Atlantic ocean and the Gulf of Mexico,broad lowlands that provide great harbors
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