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32 Cards in this Set
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A region that has similar landforms throughout.
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landform region
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The gradual wearing away of the Earth's surface.
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erosion
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height of the land
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elevation
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a broad area of high mostly flat land
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plateau
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a low, bowl shaped ara of land with higher ground all around it
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basin
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a part of a body of water that flows in the same direction
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current
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are the regular rise and fall of a an ocean and of the bodies of water connected to it
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tide
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an area of water that extends into the land from a larger body of water
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inlet
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large inlets
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gulfs
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smaller inlets
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bays
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a smaller river that flows into a larger one
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tributary
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a river and its tributaries
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river system
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the area from which a river system carries away water
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drainage
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the way most of the land in a place is used
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landuse
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the use of scientific knowledge and tools
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technology
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a place that connects people, goods, and ideas
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crossroads
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countryside
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rural
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cities
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urban
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a town or small city near a large city
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suburb
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a large city and its surrounding
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metropolitan
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to adjust to differences intheir physical environments
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adapt
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the way people use resources to meet their needs
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economy
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to change their physical environment
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modify
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such as minerals and fuels, once used up they cannot be made again by nature or people
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nonrenewable resources
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can be made agin by nature or people
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renewable resources
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short supply of
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scarce
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based on physical features, such as landforms and climate
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physical regions
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a region where people share a government and share leaders
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political region
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is base on the kind of work most people do or the products they use
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economic region
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people who share customs and beliefs
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cultural region
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places location in relation to others
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relative location
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people and places depending on one another for resources, products, and services
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interdependence
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