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16 Cards in this Set
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plateau
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 1 |
a large, mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land; at least one side has a steep slope
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tributary
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 1 |
a stream that flows into a larger river or body of water
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navigable
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 1 |
wide enough and deep enough for ships to travel through
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peninsula
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 1 |
land nearly surrounded by water
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deciduous
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 2 |
pertaining to trees that lose their leaves
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coniferous
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 2 |
pertaining to cone-bearing trees
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taiga
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 2 |
an enormous Russian forrest, covering more than four million square miles
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praires
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 2 |
a region of flat or rolling land covered with tall grasses
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steppe
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 2 |
mostly treeless plaines; in Russia, the steppes are grasslands of fertile soil suitable for farming.
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tundra
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 2 |
a cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year; a vast treeless plain where the subsoil is always frozen
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permafrost
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 2 |
permanently frozen layer of ground below the top layer of soil
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fossil fuels
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 3 |
any one of several nonrenewable resources such as coal, oil, or natural gas, created from the remains of plants and animals
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nonrenewable resources
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 3 |
a resource that cannot be replaced once it is used such as coal, oil, and minerals such as iron, copper, and gold
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turbine
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 3 |
large spinning machines, often powered by water, that can generate electricity
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hydroelectric power
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 3 |
the power generated by water-driven turbines
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loess
Danielle Bitner Unit 4, Chapter 14, Section 3 |
a type of rich, dustlike soil found on the North European Plain
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