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17 Cards in this Set
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tributary |
A smaller stream that flows into a river, lake, ocean, etc |
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plains |
flatlands that are grassy |
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coastal range |
rugged mountains and fertile valleys |
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lake |
a large area filled with water |
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ohio river |
gateway to the west |
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atlantic ocean |
served as a highway for early explorers |
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columbia river |
luis and clark explored it |
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mississipi river |
used to transport farm and industrial |
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gulf |
A large area of sea or ocean partilly enclosed by land |
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bay |
A body of water partilly enclosed by land; tipicaly smaller than a gulf |
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river |
A large natural stream of water that emptys into a lake/ river/ etc. |
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missouri river |
used to transport farm and industrial products longest river |
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st.lawrence river |
Northeastern border canada - connects great lakes to the atlantic ocean |
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ohio river |
gateway to the west |
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Rio Gande river |
forms border of Mexico and U.S.A |
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great lakes |
inland port cities grew here in the midwest |
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basin and range |
locatedwest of rocky mountainsand east of seira nevadasand the cascades varying elevations containing isolated mountains |
