Chapter 1: Geography Of The United States Flashcards

1
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A natural feature of Earths surface

A

Landform

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2
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A flat-topped landform with slopes on all sides

A

Mesa

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3
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A large flat raised area of land

A

Plateau

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4
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A valley with steep rock sides

A

Canyon

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5
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A plain that is formed by flooding along a river

A

Flood plain

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6
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A area that defined by its common features

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Region

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7
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An area that receives less then ten inches of rain in one year

A

Desert

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8
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A line that divides one state from another

A

Boundary

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9
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The condition of the air at the certain place and time

A

Weather

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10
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The pattern of weather an area has over a long period of time

A

Climate

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11
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A measurement telling how hot or cold something is

A

temperature

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12
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The amount of moisture that falls as rain or snow

A

Precipitation

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13
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The amount of moisture in the air

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Humidity

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14
Q

The distance above or bellow sea level

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Elevation

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15
Q

Something in the environment that people use

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Natural resource

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16
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The way a place uses its resources to produce goods and services

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Economy

17
Q

Something that people make or grow

A

Product

18
Q

Something that cannot be replaced or will take a long time form again

A

no renewable

19
Q

to limit the use of something

A

conserve

20
Q

so thing that will be replaced

A

renewable

21
Q

to change to fit a new set of conditions

A

adapt

22
Q

the use of scientific knowledge or tools to do work

A

technology

23
Q

the practice of bringing water to fields, usually by means of ditches and channels

A

irrigation

24
Q

a under ground layer of pours rock that contains water

A

aquifer