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lakes such as 4 of 5 of the great lkaes were formed by large chunks of ice melting forming a large cavity, rivers are formed by flows of water forming rivers by erosion, or by shifts in underground plates moving the continents

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Q: Why north America has so many lakes and rivers?
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