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The place where a river empties into a larger body of water |
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The place where a river begins |
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A stream or river that flows into a smaller stream or river |
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A river and it's tributaries |
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The land drained by a river system |
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An area of flat or rolling land covered mostly with wildflowers and grasses |
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The gradual wearing away of Earth's surface through the action of wind and water
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An area of high, mostly flat land that rises above the surrounding land
and has at least one steep side.
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An isolated hill or small plateau with a flat top and steep sides, smaller than a plateau |
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A steep hill or rock with a flat top, like a mesa but smaller |
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A deep, narrow valley with steep sides
A narrow, deep, rocky, and steep-walled valley carved by a swift-moving river
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Main tributaries of the Mississippi River |
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Tennessee
Ohio
Missouri
Red
Arkansas |
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