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United States
Geography
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The 50 United States of America are
located in North America, along with Canada and Mexico.
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The USA is HUGE and the landscape is
varied.
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Mountain Range
Many mountains together!
Sierra Nevada in California & Nevada
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Mountain Chain
Many mountains ranges together!
Appalachian Mountains
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Rocky Mountains
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The Appalachian Mountains
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The Rocky Mountains
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More than 100 separate mountain ranges form the Rocky Mountains!
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Canyon
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides; often has a stream flowing through it.
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Plain
A large area of flat or gently rolling land.
Great Plains
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Natural Depression
or Basin
A low plain between high mountains
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Butte
Mesa
Plateau
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Butte
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Butte
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Butte
A small raised area of land with steep sides.
Mesa
A high, flat-topped landform with cliff-like sides; larger than a butte.
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Plateau
A large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land; at least one side has a steep slope.
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Did you know...
Buttes and mesas are formed when plateaus erode away due to wind, rain, and other environmental affects.
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Valley
A low, flat area between mountains
Squaw Valley, California
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Mohave Mohave DesertDesert
Death Death ValleyValley
Desert
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Mohave Desert – Arizona & New Mexico
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Death Valley - California
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Cape
A piece of land that sticks out into water.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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Delta
A triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water.
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Gulf
A part of a sea or ocean that extends into land.
Gulf of Mexico
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Bay
A part of a sea or ocean that extends into land.
Hawaii
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San Francisco Bay
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Island
An area of land completely surrounded by water.
Archipelago
Group of islands
Hawaiian Islands
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