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28 Cards in this Set
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contiguous
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next to each other
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region
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area with many features that are similar
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relative location
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place located compare to other places
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continents
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large land masses
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population
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number of people
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landform region
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region with similar landforms
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climate
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kind of weather a place has over a long time
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mountain range
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group of connected mountains
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erosion
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wearing away of Earth's surface
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prairie
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area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grass
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inlet
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area of water extending into the land from a large body of water
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gulfs
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large inlets
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sound
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long inlet that separates offshore island from the mainlands
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tributary
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stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
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river system
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river and its tributaries
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fall lines
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place where the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls or rapids
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drainage basin
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land drained by a river system
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elevation
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height of land in relation to sea
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natural vegetation
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plant life that grows naturally in a place
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arid
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dry climate
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tundra
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cold dry region
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land use
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how the land is used
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natural resource
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something found in nature that people can use
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renewable resources
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resources that can be made again by people or nature
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nonrenewable resources
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resources that cannot be made again by people or nature
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modify
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change
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irrigation
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way to bring water to dry area
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efficiency
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using less of something to do the same task
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