| Term | Definition |
|---|
| divide | the high ground between two drainage basins |
| headwaters | Where a river system starts |
| tributary | a river draining into a larger river |
| fall line | a boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic coastal plain |
| fossil fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content |
| fishery | areas (freshwater or saltwater) in which fish or sea animals are caught |
| aquaculture | fish farming |
| hurricane | a storm with minimum force winds of 74 mph |
| chaparral | scrub brush |
| praire | treeless land full of grasses |
| supercell | violent thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes |
| timberline | line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes |
| chinook | a wind from the north |
| blizzard | a large winter storm |
Combine with other sets
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