Lessons 3- Key Words Flashcards

1
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Process of nature changing the physical features of the earth

A

Natural forces

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2
Q

When Rocks and soil deep beneath the earths surface slowly push against each other and force up some of the earth

A

Folding

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3
Q

A crack or break in a weak point of the earths crust

A

Faulting

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4
Q

A group of mountain ridges formed by the folding process

A

Highlands

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5
Q

A huge mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or valley

A

Glacier

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6
Q

A narrow ridge of soil, rocks, and boulders left by glaciers

A

Moraine

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7
Q

The wearing away of soil and land

A

Erosion

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8
Q

Freezing water inside the cracks of rocks that breaks the rocks into smaller pieces

A

Weathering

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9
Q

Land near a sea or ocean

A

Coast

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10
Q

Where large ships travel to sand from the city’s with goods and products

A

Port city

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11
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To make or process a raw material into a finished product

A

Manufacture

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12
Q

Land that lies at the base or foot of a mountain

A

Piedmont

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13
Q

Trees used as a source of wood

A

Timber

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14
Q

Timber that has been cut into boards and planks

A

Lumber

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15
Q

A farm that grows fruit

A

Orchard

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16
Q

An area near a large lake that gets more snow in the winter

A

Snow belt

17
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