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river and earth landforms and elements

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large natural stream of water that runs through land   river  
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place where a river or stream begins usally in the highlands   sorce  
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the sources of river waters   headwaters  
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small river or streamm that flows into a lager river or stream   tributary  
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flowing together of two or more rivers or streams   confluence  
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winding path or course of a river   meander  
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a bow shaped lake formed ina former channel of a river   ox-bow lake  
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direction opposite the flow of a river   upstream  
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direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth   downstream  
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a lowland area such as a marsh or swamp that is saturated with moisture   wetland  
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low plain next to ariver that is formed of river sediment and is subject to flooding   floodplain  
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an area where a tide meets a river current   estuary  
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alluvial deposit at ariver's mouth that looks like the greek letter delta   delta  
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place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water   mouth  
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area of land drained by a river and its branches   river basin  
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the region or area drained by a river   watershed  
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stretch of highland that seperates direction of river systems   divide  
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a large waterfall   cataract  
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flood plain where flooding rivers deposit rich soil   alluvial plain  
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what are the four spheres of the earth   atmosphere,lithosphere,hydrosphere,biosphere  
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how much percent does the water cover on the earth   70%  
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What are the steps to the water cycle   evaporation/evapotranspiration,condensation,precipitation,collection/infiltration/aquifer  
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what are the five oceans   southern,indian,atlantic,pacific,artic  
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what is the process called when you turn saltwater into drinking water   desalinazation  
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continental drift theory was proposed by who and what year   alfred wegener,1912  
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200 million years ago the earth was a giant continent called   pangea  
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what support did alfred use   continents shape match,plants and animal fossils matched,rocks matched  
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how does lava get to the ocean floor   sea floor spreading  
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what is earth's crust made up of   series of large and small moving plates  
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what are the two different types of divergent boundaries   oceanic crust,continental  
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what is the type of the convergent boundaries   subduction  
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subduction types are   continental and oceanic  
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what are the four exteranl forces of change   weathering,erosion,deposition,soil building  
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