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Earth's highest mountain (China - Nepal)
Mt. Everest
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Major mountain range in western N. America; 3,000+ miles long from BC to New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
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Broad expanse of flat land much covered in prairie and grassland west of Mississippi and east of Rocky mountains
Great Plains
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North America's tallest mountain (located in Alaska)
Mt. Denali (also called Mt. McKinley)
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Oldest mountain chain in North America; extends from Georgia to Pennsylvania through 10 states
Appalachian Mountains
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3rd longest river in North America; flows from source at Lake Itasca to Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
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Mountains with highest peaks across 6 countries: China; Nepal, etc.
Himalaya Mountains
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River that rises in Himalayas and flows south
Ganges River
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Large flat valley that dominates central part of California
Central Valley
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Triangular peninsula in Egypt; Mediterranean Sea to North and Red Sea to South
Sinai Peninsula
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Natural region of tropical wetlands in southern Florida, USA
Everglades
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Gulf between Iran and Arabian Peninsula; extension of Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
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Longest river in North America
Missouri River
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Largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere; 4th largest terminal lake in the world; located in Utah, USA
Great Salt Lake
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Northernmost part is the Dead Sea
African Rift Valley
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