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34 Cards in this Set
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HEADWATERS/SOURCE
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WHERE A RIVER STARTS (FROM SNOW, GLACIERS, SPRINGS, ETC.)
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DELTA
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WHEN A RIVER DEPOSITS SEDIMENT INTO THE OCEAN; FORMS A TRIANGLAR SHAPE
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SEDIMENT
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ROCKS, DIRT, MUD AND OTHER PARTICLES THAT ARE CARRIED IN WATER
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MOUTH
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WHERE A RIVER OPENS INTO THE OCEAN, LAKE, OR ANOTHER RIVER
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EROSION
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WHERE ROCKS, DIRT, AND PARTICLES ARE WASHED OR WORN AWAY
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DEPOSITION
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WHEN WATER MOVES SEDIMENT FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER (DEPOSITS IT)
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MEANDER
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THE CURVE IN A RIVER
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OXBOW LAKE
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A HORSESHOE SHAPED LAKE THAT IS FORMED WHEN A MEANDER TAKES A SHORT CUT
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TRIBUTARY
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A SMALL, CREEK, RIVER OR STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO ANOTHER RIVER OR STREAM
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FLOOD PLAIN
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AN AREA OF FLAT LAND NEXT TO A WATER SOURCE THAT WILL FLOOD IF THE WATER GETS TOO HIGH
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TOPOGRAPHIC/RELIEF MAP
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A TYPE OF MAP THAT SHOWS LANDFORMS AND ELEVATION
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DUNE
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HILL MADE OF SAND; YOU FIND THEM IN DESERTS AND ON BEACHES
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PLATEAU
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A LARGE, RAISED AREA OF FLAT LAND
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MESA
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AN AREA OF RAISED LAND - SMALLER THAN A PLATEAU
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BUTTE
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A SMALL AREA OF RAISED FLAT LAND
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ISLAND
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AN AREA OF LAND THAT IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER
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PENINSULA
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AN AREA OF LAND WITH WATER ON THREE SIDES (ALMOST SURROUNDED)
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VALLEY
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A LOWER AREA BETWEEN MOUNTAINS OR HILLS THAT WAS CREATED BY RIVERS OR GLACIERS
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CANYON
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A DEEP AREA WITH STEEP CLIFFS FORMED BY A RIVER - USUALLY FOUND IN DRIER AREAS
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ALLUVIAL FAN
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WHEN A RIVER DEPOSITS SEDIMENT AFTER COMING OUT OF A MOUNTAIN
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GLACIER
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A RIVER OF (SLOWLY) MOVING ICE
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KETTLE HOLE LAKES
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LAKES FORMED WHEN A GLACIER LEAVES BEHIND LARGE PIECES OF ICE WHICH MELT
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WEATHERING
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WHEN WEATHER CHANGES LANDFORMS (A TYPE OF EROSION)
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PLAIN
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A HUGE FLAT GRASSY AREA
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IRRIGATION
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WHEN HUMANS MOVE WATER FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER TO WATER CROPS
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PARTICLES
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TINY PIECES OF DIRT OR SAND
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Vegetation
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plants, trees, etc.
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Expand
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To get larger
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Iceberg
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part of a glacier in the ocean
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Volcano
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a mountain that may erupt
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Formation
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any type of landform
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Desert
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a very dry place with very little vegetation
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Dissolve
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when a substance combines with a liquid
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Contract
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to come together
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