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15 Cards in this Set
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beginning of a river
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headwaters
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end of a river where it empties into a larger body of water
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mouth
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point at which rivers flow in opposite directions and empty into different bodies of water
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continental divide
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a lowland between mountains
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intermontane basin
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very fine soil that is moved either by wind or water
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silt
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soil that is carried and moved by water
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alluvium
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a region of soil deposited by a river
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alluvial deposition
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the waste liquid flowing out of a waste treatment plant
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effluents
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a seasonal wind in southern Asia and the Indian Ocean region that blows from the ocean onto the land and the summer down from the mountains during winter
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monsoon
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a navigable body of water such as river, channel, or canal
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waterway
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to remove mud from a harbor or river
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dredge
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the area of low relief or depression caused by erosion
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basin
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a raised bank of alluvial soil flanking a river
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levee
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relatively flat land stretching from either side of a river until it reaches a higher elevation that stops the flow of water
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flood plain
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soil that is carried suspended in water
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alluvial soil
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