Land And Water Features

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Peninsula

Back 1

A peice of that projects into a body of water and is conected to the maneland.

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Hills

Back 2

A well defined natural elevaition smaller than a mountian.

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Mountain

Back 3

A natural elevation of the earth' surface having considerable mass; hight geater than a hill.

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Island

Back 4

A land mass- smaller than a continent surounded by water.

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Plain

Back 5

A large relitivily flat area of land

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Peninsula

Back 6

A peice of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland

Front 7

Plateau

Back 7

A large; relitivily flat; area of land

Front 8

Lake

Back 8

A large inland body of water; EX Smith Mountain

Front 9

Gulf

Back 9

A large area of sea or ocean partialy encosed by land

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Bay

Back 10

A body of water partialy enclosed by land; typicly

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River

Back 11

A large natural stream of water- empty into lake ocean/ etc

Front 12

Tributary

Back 12

A smaller stream that flows into a river/ ocean/ lake etc

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Coastal range

Back 13

rugged mountains along the pacific coast that stretch from california to canada

fertile valleys

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Basin and Range

Back 14

located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of Seirra Nevada and Cascades

varying elevation and isolated mountains ranges - Death Valley

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Rocky Mountains

Back 15

Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Basin and Range rugged mountains that stretch from Mexico to Alaska - Continental divide determines the direction of ware rivers flow

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Great Plains

Back 16

Located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mts fla land that gradualy increases in grass land

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Interior Lowlands

Back 17

Located west of the Appalachian Mts and east of the Great Plains rowling flatland with many rivers broad river vallys and grassy hills

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Appalachian Mts

Back 18

Located west of Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont

old eroded mountains

oldest mts in North America

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Coastal Plain

Back 19

Located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

broad low lads that provide many excellent harbors

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Canadian Shield

Back 20

Wrapped around Hudson Bay in horshoe shape

hills worn by erosion

lots of lakes carved by a glaciers

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Atlantic Ocean

Back 21

Highway for explorers and setllers

Front 22

Pacific Ocean

Back 22

Early exploraition destaniaon

Front 23

Mississippi River

Back 23

Used to transport farm and industrial goods - most famus river

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Missouri River

Back 24

Used to transport farm and industrial goods - logest river

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Ohio River

Back 25

Gate way to the west

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Columbia River

Back 26

Explored by lewis and clark

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Colorado River

Back 27

Explored by spanish

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Rio Grande

Back 28

Forms a border between america to mexico