Section 1 Flashcards
1
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contiguous
A
connected inside a common boundary
2
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megalopolis
A
connected area of urban communities
3
Q
highest peak in the U.S.
A
Mt Mitchell
4
Q
cordillera
A
group of mountain range that run side by side
5
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navigable
A
rivers that are wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships
6
Q
canyons
A
deep valleys with steep sides
7
Q
prairies
A
rolling inland grass with fertile soil
8
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glaciers
A
giant sheets of ice
9
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divide
A
high point that determines the direction a river flows
10
Q
U.S uses _____ times more _______ then they produce
A
3, oil
11
Q
Great Lakes
A
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior (H.O.M.E.S.)
12
Q
east of the Continental Divide
A
flows into the Arctic, Atlantic, and the Mississippi
13
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west of the Continental Divide
A
flows into the Pacific
14
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A
