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Geography
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The study of climate, landforms, bodies of water and natural resources of a specific place on Earth.
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Border
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A line that divides on place from another.
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US and Canada Border
NY and Pennsylvania |
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Plain
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is a large area of flat land.
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plateau
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is a large area that rises steeply above surrounding land.
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moraine
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a line of low hills that mark where
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till
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a mix of soil and rocks
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drumlins
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are smoothly rounded hills formed by a melting glacier
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hills
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a raised part of the earth's surface smaller than a mountain
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mountains
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a very high hill
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source
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is a place were a river begins
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mouth
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is a place where a river empties into a larger river.
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the river is throwing up
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tributary
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is any river that flows into another larger body of water
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river
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a large, natural stream of water that flows into a lake or ocean.
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weather
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is the condition of air at a certain time and place.
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climate
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is the pattern of weather of a certain place over many years.
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