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20 Cards in this Set
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fall line
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a place where rivers drop from higher to lower land
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waterpower
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energy produced by running water
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pioneer
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a person who first settles a new place
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pass
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an opening between high mountains
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line graph
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a graph that uses a line to show changes over time
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reservoir
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a lake formed by the water held back by a dam
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hydroelectric power
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electricity made by waterpower
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aluminum
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a metal used to make things that need to be strong
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reclaim
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"reclaim the land" or return the land back to a natural condition
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hub
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a city where trains or planes stop on their way to other places
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occupation
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what a person does for a living
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high-tech (industries)
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high-tech industries are those that invent, build, or use computers and other kinds of electronic equipment
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resort
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a place where people go to relax and have fun
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wildlife refuge
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an area of land set aside to protect animals and other living things
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endangered animals
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endeangered animals are ones that are few in number and whose survival is uncertain
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habitat
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a region where a plant or an animal naturally grows or lives
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extinct
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animals are extinct when all of their kind have died out
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reef
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ridge of rocks, sand, or coral near the surface of the sea
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coral
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a stony material formed by the skeletons of tiny sea animals
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marsh
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low, wet land where cattails, tall grasses, and other similar plants grow
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