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32 Cards in this Set
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oldest known living tree
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bristlecone pine
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most widely distributed carnivore in New World
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mountain lion
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largest land bird in North America
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California condor
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only poisonous lizard in North American Desert
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gila monster
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most widespread cactus
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prickly pear
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antelope with hooves like suction cups
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mountain goat
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most dangerous animal in North America
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grizzly bear
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largest cactus in the world
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saguaro
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bird with greatest wing span
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wandering albatross
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wild sheep of North America
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bighorn
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the deepest canyon in the United States
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Hells Canyon
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highest peak in the Rockies
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Mount Elbert
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largest desert area in North America
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Great Basin Desert
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hottest and driest part of North America
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Death Valley
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highest waterfall in North America
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Yosemite Falls
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deepest lake in North America
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Crater Lake
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the longest mountain chain on earth
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Cordilleran Chain
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the largest canyon in the world
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Grand Canyon
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largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America
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Columbia River
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most famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park
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Old Faithful
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largest saltwater lake in North America
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Great Salt Lake
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largest high-altitude lake in North America
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Yellowstone Lake
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famous Shoshone guide for Lewis and Clark
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Sacagawea
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Indian tribe living in multi-room houses cut into rock
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Pueblo
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area of one of the most advanced Indian cultures in North America
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Indians of the northwest coast
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famous Apache exiled to Pensacola, Florida
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Geronimo
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most famous leader of Nez Perce'
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Chief Joseph
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famous breeders of Appaloosa horses
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Nez Perce'
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largest Indian tribe of the United States today
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Navajo
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Indian farmers that had the rule,"everything in moderation, no excess, no waste"?
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Pueblo
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Indian tribe famous for weaving rugs
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Navajo
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Indians that carved totem poles
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Indians of the norhtwest coast
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