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A boundary or area of high ground that separates river flowing toward opposite sides of a continent.
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continental divide
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The entire area of land that is drained by a major river and its tributaries
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Drainage Basin
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A river or stream that flows into a main river
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tributaries
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A related set of sperate mountain ranges
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Cordillera
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The ability to read and write.
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Literacy
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A person's or groups level of material well being as measures by education, housing, health care, and nutrition.
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stardard of living.
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a temperate grassland characterized by a great variety of grasses.
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prairie
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electricity that is generated by moving water.
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hydroelectric power
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a territory governed as a political division of a country.
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province
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Bordering on or near the sea, relating to navigation or shipping.
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maritime
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an enclosed section of a canal in which a ship may be raised or lowered by raising or lowering the level of the water in that section.
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Lock
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The solid rock underlying the earths surface
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bedrock
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a movement to win political religious, or ethnic independence from another group.
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separatism
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to withdraw formally from membership in a political or religious organization.
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secede
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fee's charged by a government on imported goods.
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customs
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