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Chapter 2 The land
Mrs.pugh
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Geography
6th Grade
08/28/2010

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Topography
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The shape,height,and arrangment of landforms
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Valcanoes and Earthquakes
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These two things commonly occur in subduction
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Lava

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This may emerge from the gap created when tectonic plates move away from each other
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This zone was created as a result of two tectonic plates moving away from each other
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How was the San Andreas Fault zone created?
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Erosion

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This is the process of moving rocky material or sediment to another place
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Moving water

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This is the most common force that erodes the land
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Deltas
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The Nile and Mississippi Rivers have two of the worlds lagest _____

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Floodplains

 

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This is responsible for forming the Great Lakes
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Wind
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This is what forms sand dunes that are found on beaches and in deserts

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Farmers build terraces into the slope of steep hillsides in order to __________________
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Keep the soil in place
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