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24 Cards in this Set
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Landform
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shapes that make up the surface of Earth
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Plain
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a large area of nearly flat land
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Geography
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the study of Earth
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Border
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a line that people agree on that divides one place from another
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Plateau
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a large area that rises steeply above the surrounding land
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Valley
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low land between hills or mountains
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Ice Age
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a long period of very cold weather
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Glacier
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a thick sheet of ice
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Moraine
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a line of low hills formed by rocks pushed at the front of a glacier
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Till
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soil and rocks dropped by a glacier
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Drumlin
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a smoothly rounded hill formed by a melting glacier
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Elevation
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the height of land above sea level
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transportation
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goods or people moving from one place to another
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source
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the place where a river begins
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tributary
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smaller river or stream
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mouth
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the place where a river empties into a larger body of water
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coast
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land next to an ocean or a large lake
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bay
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part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the coast or shore
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harbor
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sheltered place where ships can dock
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weather
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the condition of the air at a certain time in a certain place, including temperature, precipitation, and wind
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climate
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the pattern of weather of a certain place over many years
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temperature
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a measurement of how hot or cold something is
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precipitation
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the moisture that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
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hurricane
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a storm with very strong winds and heavy rains
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