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31 Cards in this Set
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Basin and Range |
located west of the Rocky Mountains and contains varying elevations with isolated mountain ranges
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Great Plains |
located west of the Interior Lowlands and contains flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward |
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Coastal Range |
has rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada
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Rocky Mountains |
located west of the Great Plains and contains the Continental Divide and rugged mountains that stretch from Alaska to almost Mexico
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Appalachian Highlands |
located west of the Coastal Plain extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama and contains old eroded mountains |
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Interior Lowlands |
located west of the Appalachian Mountains and contains rolling flatlands, many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills? |
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Coastal Plains |
located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico and provides many excellent harbors |
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Canadian Sheild |
wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape that contains 100's of lakes carved by glaciers |
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Atlantic Ocean |
served as an early highway for explorers, early settlers, and immigrants |
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St.Lawrence River |
forms the northeastern border with Canada (also connects great lakes to ocean) |
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Gulf of Mexico |
provided the French and Spanish with an exploration routeto Mexico and America
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Rio Grande River |
forms the border between Mexico and USA
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Colorado River |
was explored by the Spanish
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Columbia River |
was explored by Lewis and Clark |
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Ohio River |
known as "The Gateway to the West"
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Mississippi River |
was used to transport farm and industrial products and is the most famous river |
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Pacific Ocean
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was an early exploration destination |
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Missouri River |
was also used to transport farm and industry products and is the longest river
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Great Lakes: Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior |
Inland port cities grew in the midwest along these
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Lake |
A large inland body of water |
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River |
A large natural stream of water |
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Tributary |
A smaller stream that flows into a river/ocean/lake |
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Gulf |
A large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed by land |
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Bay |
A body of water partially enclosed by land |
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Mountain |
A natural elevation of the earth's surface having considerable mass |
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Hill |
A well-defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain |
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Plain |
A large relatively flat area of land |
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What is a plateau? Land or water? |
A large ,relatively flat, but elevated area of land Land |
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What is an island? Land or water? |
A land mass- smaller than a continent -surrounded by water Land |
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What is a peninsula? Land or water? |
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland Land |
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What are geographic features related to? |
Locations of cities and towns, patterns of trade, westward movement, and agricultural and fishing industries |