Highest point of the Rocky Mountains that separates rivers flowing east or west.

All of the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into that river.

One who studies the earth's crust.

A narrow strip of land which connects other lands.

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Western Hemisphere

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Term	Definition
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.