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49 Cards in this Set
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A physical feature, such as a plain, mountian, hill, valley, or plateau, on the Earth's surface.
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landform
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A group of connected mountains.
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mountian range
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An area at or near the foot of a mountian.
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piedmont
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The level of the surface of the ocean.
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sea level
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A broud area of high, mostly flat land.
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plateau
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Low, bowl-shaped land with hinger ground all around it.
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basin
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An opening in Earth, often on a hill or mountian, through wh9ch hot lava, gases, ash, and rocks may pour out.
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volcano
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The height of land in relation to sea level.
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elevation
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A line on a drawing or map that connects all points of equal elevation.
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contour line
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The part of a body of water flowing in a certain direction.
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current
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The regular rise and fall of the ocean and the bodies of water connected to it.
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tide
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An area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water.
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inlet
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A long inlet often parallel to the coast.
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sound
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A stram or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
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tributary
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Land drained by river system.
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drainage basin
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A place where the elevation of the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls or rapids.
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fall line
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The kind of weather a place has most often, year after year.
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climate
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The plant life that grows maturally in a place.
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natural vegetation
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The driest side of a mountian.
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rain shadow
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The amount of moisture in the air.
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humidity
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A long period with little or no rain.
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drought
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Dry.
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arid
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A cold, dry region where trees cannot grow.
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tundra
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An area of flat or rolling land coverd mostly by grassess and wildflowers.
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prairie
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A kind of grassland that has areas with a few scattered trees.
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savanna
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Something found in nature that people can use.
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natural resource
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To change.
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modify
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Matter added to the soil to make it produce more crops.
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fertilizer
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The use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas.
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irrigation
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Not able to be made again quickly by nature or people.
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nonrenewable
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Able to be made or grown again by nature or people.
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renewable
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The wearing down of Earth's surface, usually by wind or water.
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erosion
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the way in which most of the land in a place is used.
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land use
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The position of one place in relation to another.
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realative location
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An area that shares a government and leaders.
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potitical region
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An area defined by the kind of work people do of the products they produce.
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economic region
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An area in which people share some ways of life.
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cultural region
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An area based on where people live.
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population region
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Of or like a city
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urban
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Of or like the area of smaller cities or towns around a large city.
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suburban
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Like or having to do with a place away from a city.
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rural
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A place that connects people, goods, and ideas.
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crossroads
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A large city and the suburbs that surround it.
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metropolitan area
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The exact location of a place on Earth, either a postal location or its lines of latitude or longitude.
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absolute location
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Lines on a map or globe that run north and south; also called meridians.
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lines of longitude
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A line of latitude. It is called this because they are always the same distance from one another.
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parallel
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Lines on a map or globe that run east and west; also called parallels.
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meridian
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A line of longitude that runs fro the North Pole to the South Pole.
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lines of latitude
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The meridian marked 0 degrees that runs morth and south through Greenwich, England.
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prime meridian
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