Land And Water Features

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Hill

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Anything bigger than a mountain

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lake

Back 2

a body of water surrounded by land

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Plains

Back 3

A large relatively flat but elevated area of land

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Island

Back 4

A land mass smaller then a continent surrounded by water

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Peninsula

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A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with mainland

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Mississippi river

Back 6

Transports farm and industrial products-

most famous river

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Missouri river

Back 7

Transports farm and industrial products-

longest river

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Ohio river

Back 8

Gateway to the West

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Colorado river

Back 9

explored by the Spanish-

Coronado

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Rio Grande river

Back 10

Forms the border between the U.S and Mexico

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St. Lawrence river

Back 11

Northeast border with Canada-

connects Great lakes to the Atlantic ocean

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Gulf of mexico

Back 12

Provided the Spanish with an exploration route to Mexico and America

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Great lakes

Back 13

Inland port cities grew here in the Midwest-

Huron,Ontario,Michigan,Erie,Superior

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Lake

Back 14

A large inland body of water surrounded by land on all sides

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River

Back 15

A large natural stream of water

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Tributary

Back 16

A smaller stream that flows into a River/Ocean/Lake etc

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Gulf

Back 17

A large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed by land

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Bay

Back 18

A body of water partially enclosed by land-typically smaller than a gulf

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Coastal Range

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Rugged mountains along the pacific coast that stretch from California to Canada

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Basin and Range

Back 20

Located west of Rocky mountains and east of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades-

Varying elevations and isolated mountain ranges

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Rocky mountains

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Located west of the Great plains and east of the Basin and Range-

Rugged mountains

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Great plains

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West of the