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Western Hemisphere
DTPA Vocab
Term | Definition |
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CONTINENTAL DIVIDE | Highest point of the Rocky Mountains that separates rivers flowing east or west. |
DEPRESSION | A low place. |
DRAINAGE BASIN | All of the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into that river. |
FAULT | A break in the earth's crust. |
GEOLOGIST | One who studies the earth's crust. |
ISTHMUS | A narrow strip of land which connects other lands. |
PLATEAU | A large, high plain. |
STEPPE | A vast, treeless plain. |