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24 Cards in this Set
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geography
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the study of the Earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on and use it
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precipitation
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the moisture that falls to the ground as snow, rain, sleet, or hail
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plain
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a large area of flat or nearly flat land
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elevation
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the height of land above sea level
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till
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soil and rock dropped by a glacier
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temperature
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a measurement of how hot or cold something is, often the air
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drumlin
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a smoothly rounded hill formed by a melting glacier
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mouth
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the place where the river ends
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blizzard
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a snowstorm with very strong winds
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border
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a line that people decide on that divides one place from another
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Ice Age
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a period of time when the Earth was much colder than it is today
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transportation
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the moving of goods or people from one place to another
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glacier
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a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land
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harbor
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a sheltered place along a coast where boats can dock
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landform
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any of the shapes that make up the Earth's surface
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source
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the place where the river begins
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weather
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the condition of the air at a certain time in a certain place, including temperature, precipitation, and wind
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tributary
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any river that flows into another, large river
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coast
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the land next to the ocean
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moraine
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a line of low hills formed by the rocks pushed at the front of the glacier
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bay
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a part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the land
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valley
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the low land between hills or mountains, often with a river at the bottom
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plateau
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a large area that rises steeply above the surrounding land
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climate
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the pattern of weather of a certain place over many years
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