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19 Cards in this Set
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The lowest and hottest place in the U.S.
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Death Valley
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A dry area of low elevation between the Rocky Mts. and Pacific Ranges.
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Great Basin
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North Americas oldest mountain range which extends Quebec to Alabama.
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Appalachian Mountains
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An area of rolling hills between the mountains and coastal low lands.
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Piedmont
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World’s largest island which is ice capped.
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Greenland
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North America’s longest river which starts in Minnesota.
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Mississippi River
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The high point that marks where rivers either flow to the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean.
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Continental Divide
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This line marks where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lowlands of the coast.
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Fall Line
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U.S. lakes that were formed by glaciers (4 of the lakes form the border between the U S and Canada)
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Great Lakes
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In the 1930sdry weather and winds caused what was known as the_________________.
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Dust Bowl
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Florida’s most well known wetland which shelter a great variety of wild life.
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Everglades
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Mediterranean scrub vegetation who’s growth depends on regular burning.
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Chaparral
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An area of giant rock along Hudson Bay that anchors the continent.
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Canadian Shield
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Natural treeless expanses of grasses.
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Praries
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Violent Spring and Summer thunder storms that spawn tornados.
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Super Cells
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The highest point in North America.
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Mt. McKinley
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The elevation above which trees cannot grow.
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Timberline
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A warm, dry wind that blows down the Rocky Mts. in the early spring.
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Chinook
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A type of winter storm, caused by low pressure, that has heavy and blowing snow.
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Blizzard
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