SCIENCE EXPLORER Earth Science © Prentice-Hall, Inc. 21 Landform Regions of the United States
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SCIENCE EXPLORER Earth Science ©Prentice-Hall, Inc.
21 Landform Regions of the United States
22 Exploring LandformsSC
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23 Determining Latitude and Longitude©
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24 Exploring Topographic Maps©
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Hilltop
Index contourDepression
Contour lines
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25 Forces of Mechanical Weathering
Freezing andThawing
Release ofPressure
Plant Growth
AnimalActions
Abrasion
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26 Soil Composition and Soil Horizons
A horizonA horizon
B horizon
C horizon
C horizon
C horizon
BedrockBedrock Bedrock
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27 Exploring Living Organisms in Soil
A horizon
B horizon
C horizon
Litter
Insect larvaeBurrowing
animals(mouse)
Plant roots
Ants
Bacteria (decomposers)
Snails andbeetles Chipmunks
Earthworms
Fungi (decomposers)
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28 Soils of North America
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29 Landslide, Slump, and Creep
Landslide
Slump
Creep
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30 Exploring the Course of a River
Valleywidening
Delta
Oxbow lake
Flood plain
Beaches
Meanders
V-shapedvalley
Tributary
Oxbow lake
Waterfallsand rapids
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31 Water Erosion, Deposition, and Movement of Sediment
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32 Exploring Glacial Landforms
Moraine
U-Shapedvalley
Horn
Arête
FiordDrumlin
Kettle lake
Glacial lake
Cirque
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33 Wave Erosion and Wind Erosion
Wave Erosion
Wind Erosion
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