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30 Cards in this Set
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Bay |
- a body of water partially enclosed by land; typically smaller than a gulf |
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Mountain |
- a natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass; height greater than a hill |
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Hill |
- a well-defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain |
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Plain |
- a large relatively flat area of land |
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Island |
- a land mass - smaller than a continent surrounded by water |
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Peninsula |
- a piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland |
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Lake |
- a large inland body of water; Ex. Smith Mountain Lake |
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River |
- a large natural stream of water - empty into an ocean/lake etc |
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Tributary |
- a smaller stream that flows into a river/ocean/lake etc. |
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Gulf |
- a large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed by land |
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Plateau |
- a large, relatively flat, but elevated area of land |
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Coastal Range |
- rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada. - fertile valleys |
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Basin and Range |
- located west of the Rockies and east of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades - varying elevations and isolated mountain ranges - Death Valley - lowest point in North America |
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Rocky Mountains |
- located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range - rugged mountains stretch from Alaska to Mexico - high elevations - Continental Divide - determines the flow of rivers |
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Great Plains |
- located west of Interior lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains - flat lands that gradually increases westwards - grasslands |
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Interior Lowlands |
- located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains - rolling flatlands, many rivers, broad river valleys, grassy hills |
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Appalachian Highland |
- located west of Coastal Plains extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont - old, eroded mountains - oldest mountain range in North America |
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Coastal Plains |
- located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico - broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors |
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Canadian Shield |
- wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape - hills worn by erosion - hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers |
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Atlantic Ocean |
- served as a highway for early explorers and settlers |
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Pacific Ocean |
- early exploration destination |
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Mississippi River |
- transports farm and industrial products - most famous river |
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Missouri River |
- transports farm and industrial products - longest river |
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Ohio River |
- gateway to the west |
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Columbia River |
- explored by Lewis and Clark |
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Colorado River |
- explored by the Spanish (Corando) |
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Rio Grande River |
- forms a border of Mexico and the USA |
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St. Lawrence River |
- northeastern border with Canada - connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean |
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Gulf of Mexico |
- provided the French and Spanish with an exploration route to Mexico and America |
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Great Lakes |
- inland port cities grew here in the Midwest H: Huron O: Ontario M: Michigan E: Erie S: Superior |
