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30 Cards in this Set
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Hill |
natural elevation smaller than a mountain |
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Plain |
a large relatively flat,but elevated 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-than a continent smaller surrounded by water
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peninsula |
a piece of 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 ;smith mountain lake |
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river |
a large natural stream of water- empty into an ocean/lake etc |
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tributarey |
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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mountains |
a natural elevation of the earths surface having considerable mass; height greater than a hill |
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Atlantic ocean |
highway for explorers, early settlers and later imagrants |
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Pacific ocean |
early exploration destination |
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Mississippi river |
transport farm and industrial products-the most famous river |
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Missouri river |
transport farm and industrial products-the most longest river
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Ohio river |
gateway to the west |
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Columbia River |
explored by lewis and clark |
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Colorado River |
explored by the spanish (Coronado) |
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Rio Grande River |
border brtween Mexico and USA |
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St.Lawrence River |
northeastern border with canada-connects great lakes to the atlantic ocean |
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Gulf Of Mexico |
provided the french and spanish with an exploration route to mexico and america |
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Great Lakes |
inland port cities grew here in midwest |
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Coastal Range |
Fertile valleys along the pacific coast that stretch from california to canada |
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