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History Ch 6 Flashcards

1
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Flora

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referring to the plants of a specific region

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Fauna

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referring to the animals of a specific region

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Continental Divide

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a stretch of high land that divides the rivers of a continent

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Great Divide

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the name given to the continental divide in North America

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Cordilleras

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a system of mountain ranges which reaches from the Arctic Circle to
the southern tip of South America. The longest mountain chain in the world

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6
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The Rockies

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also known as the Rocky Mts. are sometimes called the “Backbone
of North America”.

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Mt. Elbert

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the highest peak in the Rockies

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Yellowstone National Park

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oldest national park in the world

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Old Faithful

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most famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

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Mammoth Hot Springs

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most famous hot springs in Yellowstone National Park

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Yellowstone Lake

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the largest high-altitude lake in North America

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Mountain lion

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The animal that is the second largest cat in the Western
Hemisphere; sometimes called a puma, cougar, or panther

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Grizzly Bear

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the bear considered to probably be the most dangerous animal in
North America.

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Bighorn Sheep

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the wild sheep of North America

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Mountain Goats

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their hooves have suction like cups allowing them to climb almost
straight up a cliff without danger

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American Pika

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closely related to hares; stores up food during the winter time;
called the “fat little farmer of the mountain slopes

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Water Ouzel

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called the dipper, usually makes its nest behind a waterfall

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18
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North American Desert

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Great Basin Desert, Colorado Plateau, Mojave Desert,
Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert

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Great Basin Desert

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the largest desert area in the United States

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Bristlecone Pine

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the long-living tree found in the Great Basin Desert

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21
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Grand Canyon

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World’s largest canyon

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Carlsbad Caverns

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the world’s most spectacular limestone caverns

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Columbia Plateau-

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the largest lava plateau in the world

24
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Hells Canyon

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the deepest canyon in the United States

25
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Sagebrush

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a bush plant with a sweet smell and bitter taste.

26
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Great Salt Lake

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the largest saltwater lake in North America and the largest natural lake
west of the Mississippi River

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Great Salt Lake Desert

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near the Great Salt Lake with salt beds that are as hard as
cement

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Havasupai Native Americans

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“people of the blue-green water” that live at the bottom of
the Grand Canyon

29
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Painted Desert

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made of sandstone colored in beautiful hues;Navajo and Hopi Native
Americans live in the Painted Desert and use the brightly colored sands to make their
famous sand painting.

30
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Petrified Forest National Park

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fossilized tree trunks; the largest and most colorful in the
world

31
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Death Valley

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the hottest and driest part of North America; located in the Mojave Desert

32
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Mt. Whitney

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the highest point in the United States outside Alaska

33
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Sagebrush Cactus

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the largest cactus in the world

34
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Big Room

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the largest underground chamber in North America located in Carlsbad
Caverns

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Chihuahuan Desert

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known for the huge dunes of dazzling white sands made
mostly entirely of gypsum

36
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Prickly Pear

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the most widespread species of cactus

37
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Cacti

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Cactus are native to the Western Hemisphere

38
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Barrel Cacti

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are a barrel shaped cactus that can be up to 10 feet tall and 4 feet across

39
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Gila Monster

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the poisonous lizard found in the desert of North America

40
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California Condor

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the largest land bird in North America

41
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Desert tortoise

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stores water in a sac inside its upper shell

42
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Chuckwalla

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a harmless lizard that can be up to a foot and a half long

43
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Horned toad

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it is really a lizard, it is harmless but looks fierce. It looks similar to the
bearded dragon

44
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Kangaroo Rat

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able to survive on an extremely small amount of water because of
its very efficient kidney and cooling system

45
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Pocket mouse

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thumb sized burrower

46
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Pack rat

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collects objects and hides them in its nest; can run around thorny cacti
without harm

47
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Bats

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live in caves in or near the desert

48
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Jack rabbits and antelope jackrabbit-

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can bound at 35 mph to escape predators;
uses its ears as a cooling system

49
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Coyotes

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keep down the rodent population

50
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Spotted skunk

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hunts small nocturnal animals

51
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Bobcats

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look like large house cats with stubby tails; live in the mountains, plains, and
the desert

52
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Ringtail cacomistles

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member of the raccoon family; can be tamed as pets to catch mice

53
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Collared peccary

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pig like animal that looks for cactus roots to eat

54
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Kit fox

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smaller than most foxes; roams the desert

55
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Road Runner

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runs fast across the desert at 15 mph; stays all year in the desert and
does not migrate

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