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Lake |
A large body of water; Ex. Smith Mountain Lake |
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River
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A large natural stream of water- empty into a ocean/lake etc. Ex. James river |
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Tributary |
A smaller stream that flows into a river/ocean/lake etc. |
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Gulf |
A large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed by land. Gulf of Mexico shown. |
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Bay |
A body of water partially enclosed by land; typically smaller than a gulf. Ex. Chesapeake bay |
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Mountain |
A natural elevation of the Earth's surface having considerable mass; height greater than a hill. |
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Hill |
A well defined natural elevation smaller that a mountian. |
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Plain |
A large relatively flat area of land. |
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Plateau |
A large, relatively flat, but elevated piece of land. |
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Island |
A land mass- smaller than a continent; surrounded by water. |
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Peninsula |
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland. |
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Coastal Range |
Rugged mountians along the Pacfic Coast that stretch from California to Canada; Fertile valleys |
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Basin and Range |
Located west of Rocky Mountians and east of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades; Varying elevation and isolated mountain ranges; Death Valley- lowest point in North America |
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Rocky Mountians |
Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin an Range; rugged mountains that stretch from Alaska to almost Mexico; Includes the Continental Divide, determines the direction that rivers flow. |
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Great Plains |
Located west of Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountians; Flat land that gradually increases in elevation; grasslands. |
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Interior Lowlands |
Located west of the Appalachian Mountians and east of the Great Plains; Rolling flat land, many rivers, broad river valleys, grassy hills. |
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Appalachian Highlands |
Located west of Coastal plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont; old eroded mountains; oldest mountains in North America. |
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Coastal Plain |
Located along the Atlantic Ocean Gulf oh\f Mexico; Broad lowlands that provide many excellent harbors. |
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Canadian Shield |
Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape |
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Atlantic Ocean |
Served as a highway for early explorers and settlers. |
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Pacific Ocean |
Early exploration destination. |
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Mississippi River |
Transports farm and industrial products. Most famous. |
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Missouri River |
Transports farm and industrial products. Longest River. |
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Ohio River |
Gateway to the west. |
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Columbia River |
Explored by Lewis and Clark |
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Colorado River |
Explored by the spanish. |
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Rio Grande River |
Forms a border between Mexico and the U.S |
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St. Lawrence River |
Northeastern border with Canada, connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Gulf of Mexico |
Provided the French and Spanish with an explortion route to Mexico and America. |
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Great Lakes/HOMES |
Huron,Ontario,Michigan,Erie,Superior. |