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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 |
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Tributary |
A smaller stream that flows into a river/ocean/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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Land |
Land Features |
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Mountain |
A natural elevation of the earth's 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 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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Regions |
Regions |
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Coastal Range |
Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast That sretch from California to Canada, Fertile Valleys |
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Basin and Range |
Located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the the Sierra Navada and the Cascades, Varying elevations with isolated mountain ranges, includes 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, Rugged mountains that strech from Alaska to almost Mexico, also includes the Continental Divide- determined which direction rivers flow |
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Great Plains |
West of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains, flat lands that gradually increase in elevations westward, grasslands |
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Interior Lowlands |
West of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains, Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river, valleys, and grassy hills |
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Appalachian Mountains |
West of Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama, includes the Piedmont, Old eroded mountains, oldest mountain range in North America |
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Coastal Plains |
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