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Landform Regions of the United States - Prentice Hall

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SCIENCE EXPLORER Earth Science ©<strong>Prentice</strong>-<strong>Hall</strong>, Inc.<br />

21 <strong>Landform</strong> <strong>Regions</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong>


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22 Exploring <strong>Landform</strong>s<br />

Plains<br />

Mountains<br />

Plateaus


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23 Determining Latitude and Longitude


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24 Exploring Topographic Maps<br />

Depression<br />

Hilltop<br />

Contour lines<br />

Index contour<br />

V-shaped<br />

contours


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25 Forces <strong>of</strong> Mechanical Wea<strong>the</strong>ring<br />

Plant Growth<br />

Release <strong>of</strong><br />

Pressure<br />

Abrasion<br />

Freezing and<br />

Thawing<br />

Animal<br />

Actions


SCIENCE EXPLORER Earth Science ©<strong>Prentice</strong>-<strong>Hall</strong>, Inc.<br />

26 Soil Composition and Soil Horizons<br />

A horizon<br />

A horizon<br />

C horizon<br />

B horizon<br />

C horizon<br />

C horizon<br />

Bedrock<br />

Bedrock Bedrock


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27 Exploring Living Organisms in Soil<br />

Chipmunks<br />

Snails and<br />

beetles<br />

Litter<br />

A horizon<br />

Plant roots<br />

Earthworms<br />

Burrowing<br />

animals<br />

(mouse)<br />

Insect larvae<br />

B horizon<br />

Ants<br />

Fungi<br />

(decomposers)<br />

Bacteria<br />

(decomposers)<br />

C horizon


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28 Soils <strong>of</strong> North America


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29 Landslide, Slump, and Creep<br />

Creep<br />

Landslide<br />

Slump


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30 Exploring <strong>the</strong> Course <strong>of</strong> a River<br />

Waterfalls<br />

and rapids<br />

V-shaped<br />

valley<br />

Tributary<br />

Meanders<br />

Oxbow lake<br />

Flood<br />

plain<br />

Oxbow lake<br />

Valley<br />

widening<br />

Delta<br />

Beaches


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31 Water Erosion, Deposition, and Movement <strong>of</strong> Sediment


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32 Exploring Glacial <strong>Landform</strong>s<br />

Horn<br />

U-Shaped<br />

valley<br />

Cirque<br />

Glacial lake<br />

Arête<br />

Moraine<br />

Drumlin<br />

Fiord<br />

Kettle lake


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33 Wave Erosion and Wind Erosion<br />

Wave Erosion<br />

Wind Erosion

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