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22 Cards in this Set
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Geography
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The study of Earth and all of the different kinds of things on it. Includes land, water, plant and animal life, and human activities.
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Landform
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Shapes that make up Earths surface. Includes hills, plains, plateaus, basins, mountains.
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Plain
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A large area of nearly flat land.
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Plateau
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High, flat area that rises steeply above the surrounding land.
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Basin
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A low, bowl-shaped landform surrounded by higher land.
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Coast
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The land along the ocean.
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Desert
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A place where very little rain falls.
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Environment
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Surroundings in which people, plants, or animals live.
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Coastal Plain
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This landform is a narrow, flat strip along the Atlantic Ocean. It gets wider as you go south.
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Appalachian Mountains
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Rounded mountains that stretch all the way from Maine to Alabama.
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Interior Plains
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Wide plains that stretch for hundreds of miles between two mountain ranges.
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Mississippi River
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One of the longest rivers in North America.
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Rocky Mountains
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Mountains that stretch through the western United States. They are high and jagged.
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Elevation
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The height of the land above the level of the sea.
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Climate
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The pattern of weather that a place has over many years. It includes temperature and precipitation.
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Temperature
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Measure of how hot or cold the air is.
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Precipitation
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The moisture that falls to the ground. It may be in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
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Which oceans border the two coasts of the U.S.
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Atlanic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
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Name one Plain, one River, and One Mountain Range found in the U.S.
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Plain: Interior Plains, Coastal Plains
Mountain Range: Rocky Mountains, Appalacian Mountains River: Mississippi, Ohio Colorado |
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How are the Interior Plains and Coastal Plains alike?
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They are both large areas of nearly flat land.
The Coastal Plain is along the ocean and the Interior Plains are between two mountian ranges. |
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Why does an elevation map tell us which way a river flows.
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Rivers flow downhill. Every river begins at a higher elevation than where it ends. So if the elevation is higher in the north and lower in the south, the river will flow from north to South.
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How does an elevation map help us learn about geography.
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It tells us which way rivers flows, and it shows that there are mountains at high elevations and basis at low elevation.
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