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33 Cards in this Set
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Hill |
Anything bump in the land smaller than a mountain |
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Peninsula |
A piece of land separated by land of three sides |
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Island |
A piece of land with water on all sides |
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Continent |
a large, continuous, discrete mass of land, ideally separated by an expanse of water |
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Ocean |
A huge body of water that separates continents, larger than a sea |
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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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Mountain |
A very large elevated landform |
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Tributary |
A smaller stream that flow into a river/ocean/lake etc. |
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Gulf |
A large sea or ocean partially enclosed by land |
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Bay |
A body of water partially enclosed by land; typically smaller than a gulf |
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Plain |
A large relatively flat area of land. |
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Plateau |
A large, relatively flat, but elavated area of land |
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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- empties into an ocean/lake etc |
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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 Rocky Mountains 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 stretching from Alaska to almost Mexico, high elevation -Continental Divide, determines the directional flow of rivers |
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Great Plains |
-Located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rock Mountains -flat land that gradually increases westward; grasslands |
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Interior Lowlands |
-Located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains -Rolling flatlands, has many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills |
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Appalachian Mountains |
-Located west of Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the piedmont. |
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Coastal Plains |
-Located along the Atlantic Ocearn and Gulf of Mexico -Broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors |
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Canadian Shield |
-Wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape -hills worn by erosion -hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers |
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Mississippi River |
Transportation artery for farm and industrial products |
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Missouri River |
Transportation artery for farm and industrial products t |
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Ohio River |
Known as the "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 |
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Rio Grande |
Border between Texas and Mexico |
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Great Lakes |
Inland port cities in the midwest |
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Gulf of Mexico |
Provided French and Spanish exploration routes |
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St. Lawrence |
Connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean |
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Atlantic Ocean |
Highway for early explorers, settlers, and later immigrants |
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Pacific Ocean |
Early exploration destination |
