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high point or ridge that determines the direction in which rivers flow.
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Divide
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the source of a river or stream.
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Headwaters
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smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.
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Tributary
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a boundry in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic coastal plain.
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Fall Line
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a resource formed in the earth by plant and animal remains.
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Fossil Fuels
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areas (freshwater or saltwater) in which fish of sea animals are caught.
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Fishery
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the cultivation of seafood.
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Aquaculture
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a large, poerful wind storm that forms over warm ocean waters.
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Hurricane
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type of vegetation made up of dense forests of shrubs and shorts trees, common in mediterranean climates.
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Chaparral
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An inland grassland area.
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Prairie
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Violent thunderstorm that can spawn tornadoes.
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Super cell
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Elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow.
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Timberline
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Seasonal warm wind that blows down the Rockies in late winter and early spring.
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Chinook
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A snow storm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour, temperatures below freezing, and visibility of less than 1320 feet for 3 hours or more.
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Blizzard
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