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20 Cards in this Set
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canyon
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a v-shaped valled cut by a river or stream
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delta
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a low, flat piece of land at or near the mouth of a river
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plateau
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a broad area of high, mostly flat land
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sediment
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tiny bits of rock, shell, dead plants or other materials
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cartographer
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a person who creates maps
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deposition
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is the process by which eroded Earth materials settle out in another place
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landform
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is a shape or feature of the Earth's surface such as: plateau, mountains, valley, and canyons
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erosion
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wears away Earth materials by water, wind, or ice
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drainage basin
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is a system of rivers and streams that drains an area like the Colorado Plateau
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Name five Earth's layers
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crust, asthenosphere, mantle, outer core, and inner corde
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inner core
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layer is made of solid iron and nickle
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outer core
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layer is made of melted iron and nickle
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crust
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layer is made of solid rock
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asthenosphere
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many plates float on this layer
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mantle
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layer lies just underneath the crust
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valley
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An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.
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meander
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a winding path or stream
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channel
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where natural stream of water run or deeper part of the river
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mouth
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the place where the streams enter the larger body of water
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slope
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upward or downward hill
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