Geography Of The United Stades Flashcards

1
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A natural feature of Earth 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
Q

A large, flat, raised area of land

A

Plateau

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4
Q

A valley with steep rock sides

A

Canyon

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5
Q

A plain that is formed by flooding along a river

A

Flood plain

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6
Q

An area defined by its common features

A

Region

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7
Q

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

A

Desert

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8
Q

A line that divides one state from another

A

Boundary

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9
Q

A condition of air at a certain place and time

A

Weather

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

A

Climate

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11
Q

A measurement telling how hot or cold something is.

A

Temperature

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12
Q

The amount of moisture that falls as rain or snow

A

Precipitation

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13
Q

The amount of moisture in the air

A

Humidity

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14
Q

The distance above or below sea level

A

Elevation

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15
Q

Something in the environment that people use

A

Natural resource

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

A

Economy

17
Q

Something people make or grow

A

Product

18
Q

Something that can not be replaced or would take a long time to form again

A

Nonrenewable

19
Q

To limit the use of something.

A

Conserve

20
Q

Something that can be replaced

A

Renewable

21
Q

To change or 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

An underground layer of porous rock that contains water

A

Aquifer