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22 Cards in this Set
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flat landmass higher than surrounding land, with at least one steep side, called a cliff
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plateau
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flat-topped, elevated landform
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mesa
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a line or ridge that separates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent
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continental divide
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source of river water
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headwaters
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smaller rivers in and streams that feed into a larger river
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tributary
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areas where fish or other sea animals are caught
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fishery
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a heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour
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blizzard
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a violent windstorm with rotating winds and a funnel shaped clouds.
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tornado
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a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
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hurricane
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katrina
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a hurricane, or violent tropical storm, that forms in the pacific ocean, usually late summer.
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typhoon
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flat landmass higher than surrounding land, with at least one steep side, called a cliff
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plateau
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flat-topped, elevated landform
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mesa
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a line or ridge that separates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent
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continental divide
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source of river water
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headwaters
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smaller rivers in and streams that feed into a larger river
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tributary
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areas where fish or other sea animals are caught
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fishery
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a heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour
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blizzard
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a violent windstorm with rotating winds and a funnel shaped clouds.
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tornado
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a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
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hurricane
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a hurricane, or violent tropical storm, that forms in the pacific ocean, usually late summer.
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typhoon
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seasonal warm wind that blows down the he rocky mountains in late winter early spring.
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chinook
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elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow
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timberline
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