Humanties Crossroads Chapter 6

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Region

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an area with similar characteristics

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Tectonic

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To do with the structure of the Earth's crust

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Fold mountains

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Mountains created by the bending of rock layers

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Volcanic mountains

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Mountains created by breaks in the Earth's crust

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Erode

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To wear down the surface of the Earth

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Glaciation

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Land being covered with thick, moving ice

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Vegetation

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Plants that grow naturally in an area

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Topography

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The shape of the land

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Climate

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The prevailing conditions of the temperatures and precipitation

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Coniferours

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Evergreens---- trees or shrubs bearing cones

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Deciduous

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Trees that she's their leaves annually

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Sedimentary

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The type of rock formed by erosion of other rocks, after this looses material has harden

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Swamp

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Wet,spongy land

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Marsh

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Low land that is flooded in wet weather and almost always wet

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Delta

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An area of soil or silt deposits built up at the mouth of a river

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Escarpment

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A steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

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Escarpment

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A steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

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Continental climate

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A climate type that develops away from the influence of oceans. The temperature range tends to be large and precipitation is low.

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Escarpment

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A steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

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Continental climate

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A climate type that develops away from the influence of oceans. The temperature range tends to be large and precipitation is low.

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Rift Valley

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A valley that is created when the portion of land between two faults (cracks in the Earths crust) drops down

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Escarpment

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A steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

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Continental climate

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A climate type that develops away from the influence of oceans. The temperature range tends to be large and precipitation is low.

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Rift Valley

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A valley that is created when the portion of land between two faults (cracks in the Earths crust) drops down

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Faulting

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Movement along a crack (fault) or cracks in the Earths crust

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Escarpment

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A steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

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Continental climate

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A climate type that develops away from the influence of oceans. The temperature range tends to be large and precipitation is low.

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Rift Valley

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A valley that is created when the portion of land between two faults (cracks in the Earths crust) drops down

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Faulting

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Movement along a crack (fault) or cracks in the Earths crust

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Tornado

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A brief , but very destructive storm characterized by a wind funnel

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Escarpment

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A steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

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Continental climate

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A climate type that develops away from the influence of oceans. The temperature range tends to be large and precipitation is low.

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Rift Valley

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A valley that is created when the portion of land between two faults (cracks in the Earths crust) drops down

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Faulting

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Movement along a crack (fault) or cracks in the Earths crust

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Tornado

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A brief , but very destructive storm characterized by a wind funnel

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Funnel

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The usual shape of a tornado; a tube of winds spiralling at high speeds.

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Escarpment

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A steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

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Continental climate

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A climate type that develops away from the influence of oceans. The temperature range tends to be large and precipitation is low.

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Rift Valley

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A valley that is created when the portion of land between two faults (cracks in the Earths crust) drops down

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Faulting

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Movement along a crack (fault) or cracks in the Earths crust

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Tornado

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A brief , but very destructive storm characterized by a wind funnel

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Funnel

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The usual shape of a tornado; a tube of winds spiralling at high speeds.

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Vortex

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A mass of fluid or air that whirls in a rotary direction

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Muskeg

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A level bog or swamp, found in Canada

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Muskeg

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A level bog or swamp, found in Canada

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Boreal

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Northern, or of the Artic

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Maritime climate

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A climate that is strongly influenced by the closeness of a large body of water. The annual temperature range tends to be small and precipitation is high.

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Maritime climate

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A climate that is strongly influenced by the closeness of a large body of water. The annual temperature range tends to be small and precipitation is high.

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Temperate

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Climate that has warm summers and cool winters

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Plateau

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A flat area at a high elevation

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Plateau

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A flat area at a high elevation

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Brackish

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Somewhat salty

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Plateau

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A flat area at a high elevation

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Brackish

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Somewhat salty

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Sink

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A place in which liquid collects.

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Rain-shadow

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Area on the leeward slope of mountains, with little precipitation

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Tundra

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Northernmost vegetation region found in areas too cold for trees to grow. Bushes, grasses, mosses, and similar plants dominate