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north american geography
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System of mountain ranges running parallel to one another
Glacier
Rocky Mountains
Peaks
Cordillera
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Layers of rock that contain water
Aquifer
River
Glacier
Cenotes
3
Items sent to another country for aid or profit
export
import
surplus
burrito
4
Narrow strip of land that extends into a body of water
Florida
Peninsula
Corillera
Glacier
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Underground pools of water
Cenotes
Lakes
Dams
Aquifers
6
a mild climate
temperate
arid
extreme
humid
7
The business of producing crops to sell
glacier
aquifer
subsistence farming
commercial agriculture
8
Located in Arizona, formed over hundreds of millions of years
Niagara Falls
Las Vegas
Hudson River
Grand Canyon
9
Rich agricultural region in the center of the continent
The Garden State
Great Plains
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
10
Rainfall below normal for a long period of time
Drought
Flood
Dry Spell
Desert
11
Rainy on one side of mountain, air that reaches the far side of the mountains is dry
Dam
Rain Shadow Effect
Drought
Aquifer
12
Five of these in North America. Combined, the largest fresh water bodies in the world.
Rivers
Mountain Ranges
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
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Preserving resources rather than using them up
subsistence
starving
reusable
sustainable
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Large masses of ice and packed snow
Glacier
Ice Cap
Mountain
Fjord
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A barrier that controls the flow of water
Dam
Cordilllera
Faucet
River