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Geo. Ch.4
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Geography
6th Grade
10/21/2012

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Term
CONTIGUOUS
Definition
states joined together inside a common boundary.
Term
CANYONS
Definition
a deep valley with steep sides.
Term
PRAIRIE
Definition
a rolling inland grassland with fertile soil.
Term
DIVIDE
Definition
a high point that determines the direction that river flows.
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TORNADO
Definition
a windstorm in the form of a funnel-shape cloud that often touches the ground.
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GLACIER
Definition
a giant sheet of ice.
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DROUGHT
Definition
a long period of time without rainfall.
Term
BLIZZARD
Definition
a severe winter storm that last several hours and combines high with heavy snow.
Term
MEGALOPOLIS
Definition
a connected spread of urban areas.
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HURRICANE
Definition
a wind system that forms in tropical areas and brings violent storms and heavy rains.
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NAVIGABLE
Definition
rivers that are wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships.
Term
CORDILLERA
Definition
a group of mountain ranges that run side by side.
Term
The ___1___ River flows __2__ miles.( __3__ KM.)
Definition

1. Mississippi

 2.2,350 miles

3. 3,782 K.M

 

Term
The __1__ River goes through __2__ states. ( __3__ states) & ( some __4__ )
Definition

1.) Mississippi

2.) Thirty-one

      3.) North America

        4.) Central Canada

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The ___1___ River is the __2__ river in ____3____.
Definition

       1.) Mississipppi

2.) longest

           3.) North America

Term

The __1__ River starts in ___2___.

It empies in the __3__ of __4__.

Definition

          1.) Mississippi

         2.) Minnesota

3.) Gulf

    4.) Mexico

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The __1__ River has a width of __2__ miles.(__3__ Km.)
Definition

  1.) Mississippi

               2.) one and five tenths

                3.) two and four tenths

Term
The __1__ River is a __2__-__3__-__4__.
Definition

        1.) Mississippi

 2.) Major

  3.) Water

4.) Way

Term
__1__ can __2 __ on The __3__ River.
Definition

1.) Ships

2.) travel

        3.) Mississippi

Term
The __1__ River __2__ about __3__ million sq. miles ( __4__ million sq. Km.) of land.
Definition

        1.) Mississippi

 2.) drains

                    3.) one and two tenth

                       4.) three and one tenth

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