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15 Cards in this Set
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Landform
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A landform is any natural formation of rock and dirt found on earth
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Valley
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A long depression in the surface of the land that is normally surrounded by high hills or mountain
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Plateau
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Relatively Flat high land a plateau can be as small as a football field orals large as several states
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Mountain
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A land mass that projects higher than its surrounding.
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Canyon
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A deep arrow valley with steep at the bottom
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Plain
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Plain are large ares of land.The flat middle part of the United State is called the Great Plains .
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Tributary
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A river if steam that does not reach the ocean
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River
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large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea
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meander
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A looping change of direction in a river of steam
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oxbow lake
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A crescent shaped body of water(think of a moon shape)
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erosion
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The process of natural forces moving soil and small rocks from one place to another
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ground water
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Water that soaks into the ground
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surface water
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Water that stays on the top of the Earth.
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weathering
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The process of breaking down rock
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waste water
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Water that has been used and needs to be filtered and cleaned before it can be used again
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