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basin
basin basin basin basin |
a low area in which sediments are often deposited
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benchmark
benchmark benchmark benchmark benchmark |
a familiar number used as a point of reference
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billion
billion billion billion billion |
one thousand million
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channel
channel channel channel channel |
the course or path the water takes in a stream or river
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circumnavigate
circumnavigate circumnavigate circumnavigate circumnavigate |
sail completely around the world
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colonies
colonies colonies colonies colonies |
a new settlement
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colonize
colonize colonize colonize colonize |
CAN'T FIND IN PACKET OF PAPERS
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conquistadores
conquistadores conquistadores conquistadores conquistadores |
Spanish explorers/soldiers
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decimals
decimals decimals decimals decimals |
name wholes and parts of a whole
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deposition
deposition deposition deposition deposition |
the process by which eroded earth materials settle out in another place
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equivalent
equivalent equivalent equivalent equivalent |
having the same value
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erosion
erosion erosion erosion erosion |
wearing away of earth materials by water, wind, or ice
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flood
flood flood flood flood |
a very heavy flow of water which is greater than the normal flow of water and goes over the stream's normal channel
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landform
landform landform landform landform |
a shape or feature of the earth's surface like a delta or canyon
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isthmus
isthmus isthmus isthmus isthmus |
narrow strip of land connecting 2 large bodies of land
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sediments
sediments sediments sediments sediments |
eroded earth materials that have been deposited
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slope
slope slope slope slope |
the angle or slant of a stream channel or land surface
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