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31 Cards in this Set
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Region |
An area with similar characteristics |
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Tectonic |
To do with the structure of the Earth's crust
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Fold Mountains |
Mountains created by breaks in the Earth's crust
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Erode |
To wear down the surface of the Earth |
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Glaciation |
Land being covered with thick moving ice |
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Vegetation |
Plants that grow naturally in an area |
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Topography |
The shape of the land |
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Climate |
The prevailing conditions of temperature and precipitation |
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Confierous |
Evergreens-trees or shrubs bearing cones |
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Decidous |
Trees that shed their leaves annually |
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Sedimentary |
The type if rock formed by the erosion of other rocks, after this loose material has hardened |
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Swamp |
Wet, spongy land |
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Marsh |
Low land that is flooded in wet weather and almost always wet |
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Delta |
An area of soil or silt deposits built up at the mouth of a river |
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Escarpment |
A steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting |
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Continental Climate |
A climate type that develops away from the influence of oceans. The temperature range tends to be large and precipitation is low. |
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Rift Valley |
A valley that is created when the portion of land between two faults (cracks in the Earth's crust) drops down |
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Faulting |
Movement along a crack (fault) or cracks in the Earth's crust |
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Tornado |
A brief, but very destructive storm characterized by a wind funnel |
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Funnel |
The usual shape of a tornado; a tube of winds spiralling at high speeds |
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Vortex |
A mass of fluid or air that whirls in a rotary direction |
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Muskeg |
A level of bog or swamp, found in Canada |
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Boreal |
Northern, or of the Arctic |
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Maritime climate |
A climate that is strongly influenced by the closeness of a large body of water |
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Temperature |
Climate that has warm summers and cool winters |
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Plateau |
A flat area at a high elevation |
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Brackish |
Somewhat salty |
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Sink |
A place in which liquid collects |
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Rain-shadow |
Area on the leeward slope of mountains, with little precipitation |
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Tundra |
Northernmost vegetation region found in areas too cold for trees to grow. Bushes, grasses, mosses, and similar plants dominate. |
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Volcanic Mountains |
Mountains created by breaks in the Earth's crust. |
