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13 Cards in this Set
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Barge
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A large, flat-bottom boat usually pushed by a tugboat
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Quarry
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A huge hole that is dug into the ground in order to retrieve stone
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Blizzard
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A severe snowstorm with strong widnds
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Lake Effects
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A delay in freezing tempatures as a result of lake water staying warm
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Landforms
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The natural shapes that make up the Earth's surface. Deserts, mountains, and plainns are examples of landforms.
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Plain
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A large area of mostly flat land
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Interior Plains
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Plains that are cover most of the Midwest, named because they were found in the interrior part of the land
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Port
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A traiding center along waterways where ships load and unload people and goods
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Economy
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The way people make. sell, and buy goods and services
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French Pioneers
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The first people who moved to the area
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Frontier
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An area of land or a place that has not been settles
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River System
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A river and all of its tributaries
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Tributary
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A smaller river that flows into a bigger river
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