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Scince Flashcards

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Land forms

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Tectonic activity formed mountains, volcanoes, valleys, and islands.

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RPC

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Subduction, uplift, and volcanism formed Pacific Ranges.

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Water Systems

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Rivers and lakes boosted trade, agriculture, industry, cities.

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Tributary

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A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.

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headwaters

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The source of a stream or river.

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divide

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A high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow.

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fall line

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A boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain.

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RPC

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By glaciers, carved basins, melted ice formed lakes.

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Climate Biomes Resources

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Latitude, elevation, water, winds, mountains, air masses.

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Hurricane

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A large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters.

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Fossil fuel

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A resource formed in the earth by plant and animal remains.

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RPC

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Ocean currents, winds, latitude, mountains, rainfall, humidity.

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Land forms

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Tectonic activity formed mountains, volcanoes, valleys, and islands.

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RPC

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Subduction, uplift, and volcanism formed Pacific Ranges.

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Water Systems

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Rivers and lakes boosted trade, agriculture, industry, cities.

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Tributary

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A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.

17
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headwaters

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The source of a stream or river.

18
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divide

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A high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow.

19
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fall line

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A boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain.

20
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RPC

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By glaciers, carved basins, melted ice formed lakes.

21
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Climate Biomes Resources

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Latitude, elevation, water, winds, mountains, air masses.

22
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Hurricane

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A large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters.

23
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Fossil fuel

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A resource formed in the earth by plant and animal remains.

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RPC

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Ocean currents, winds, latitude, mountains, rainfall, humidity.

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