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Term | Definition |
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Plateau | flat land mass higher than surrounding land, with one cliff |
mesa | elevated landform, flat- topped |
headwater | the source of rivers water |
tributaries | smaller river or streams that feed into larger rivers |
fishery | areas where fish and other sea animals are caught |
blizzards | - a heavy windstorm with winds if more than 35 miles per hour |
tornado | a violent windstorm with rotation winds and a funnel shaped cloud |
hurricane | a large powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean water. |
typoon | a hurricane or violent tropical storm, that forms in the pacific ocean, usually in the late summer. |
chinook | seasonal warm wind that blows the rocky mountain in the late winter and early spring. |
timberline | elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow |
immigrant | |
sunbelt | |
suburbs | |
metropolitan area |