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18 Cards in this Set
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where a river separates into many smaller, slower-moving streams before flowing into a bay
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bayou
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an area of water partly surrounded by land; in Texas, it is smaller than a gulf
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bay
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an area of land surrounded by water that protects a bay from the tidal action of the gulf
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barrier island
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an area of water partly surrounded by water; in Texas it is larger than a bay
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gulf
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streams of flowing water that are connected to each other
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river system
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where a river begins
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source
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a smaller river, creek or stream that flows into a larger river
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tributary
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high, flat land
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plateau
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area of broken hills and cliffs that separates lower plains from a plateau
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escarpment
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bowl-shaped area between mountains or hills
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basin
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area of mountains that seems to be connected
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mountain range
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an area with very little rainfall
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desert
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where a river ends
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mouth
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water that is mostly surrounded by land, in Texas that is only one natural one of these
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lake
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a man-made lake created by damming
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reservoir
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a natural, underground reservoir of water
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aquifer
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small flat topped hills; sometimes called mesas
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buttes
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an area of eroded land near escarpments
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break
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