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18 Cards in this Set
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Glaciation |
The process/condition or result in being covered in glaciers or ice sheets. |
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Escarpment |
Long steep slope. One at the edge of plateau or seperationg areas of land at different heights. |
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Riff Valley |
Large elongated deppressional with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of the earths surface. |
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Swamp |
An area of low lying uncultivated ground where water collects. |
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Marsh |
Area of low lying land that is flooded in wet seasons, however it remains water logged at all times. |
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Delta |
Triangular tract of sediment deposited at a river mouth, typically diverges into several outlets. |
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Tundra |
Tundra is a type of biome, small trees (ifany), low temperature. Has short growing seasons for plants. |
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Faulting |
Displacement of once connecting rock along a fault plane. Can occur when both tensional and compression forces. |
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Muskeg |
North American swamp or bog consisting of water and partly dead vegitation. |
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Boreal |
Canadas largest vegitation zone (65%) long cold winters, short cool summers. |
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Maritime Climate |
Oceanic Climate, typical of west coast in higher, middle, altitudes of continents. Cool summers, cool winters. Narrow temp. range. |
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Temperate |
Are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rainfall. |
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Plateau |
Land area having relitively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side often cut by deep canyons |
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Brackish |
Water or briny water has more salinity than fresh water but not as muchas sea water. |
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Sink |
Topographic depression formednwhen limestone bedrock is dissloved by ground water. |
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Rain-Shadow |
Dry regions of land on the side of a mountain range that is preotected from winds. |
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Tectonic Plates |
Relating to the structures of the earths crust and large scale events that take place. |
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Fold Mountains |
Formed by the earth folding into different layers. Himalayas or the Rockies are both examples. |
