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50 Cards in this Set
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A group of closely scattered islands
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Archipelago
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ring shaped island formed by coral build up on the rim of the underwater volcano
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atoll
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deep, narrow valley with high steep walls
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canyon
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triangular section of land buit up at a river's mouth
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delta
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large body of ice that moves across the earth's surface
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glacier
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densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation
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jungle
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large continuous body of salt water
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ocean
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body of salt water surrounded almost entirely by land
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sea
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long, wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel
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sound
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area of barren land with roughly eroded ridges and peaks
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badlands
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point of land projecting into a body of water
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cape
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dry areas of land, desolate, waterless, and without vegetation
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desert
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an area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay
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gulf
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shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll
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lagoon
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piece of land that is surround by water on three sides
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peninsula
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lowland region saturated by water
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swamp
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body of water partially enclosed by land with a wide outlet to the ocean
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bay
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underground hollow often having an opening in the side of a hill or cliff
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cave
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in deserts and on beaches, windblown sands that have formed hills
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dune
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part of land that rises noticeably above the rest of the land
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hill
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body of water completely surrounded by land
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lake
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flat or gently rolling lands
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plain
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sandy, pebbly or rocky shore of a body of water
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beach
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vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants
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tundra
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deeper part of a river or harbor
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channel
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long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater
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fjord
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large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers
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iceberg
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an area of low-lying, wet land
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marsh
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flat land mass higher than the surrounding land, with at least one steep side
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plateau
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lowland between moutain ranges or hills, often having a river or stream running along the bottom
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valley
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hill that rises abruptly from surrounding area with sloping sides and a flat top
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butte
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high, steep or overhanging rock face
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cliff
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dense growth of trees and other plants covering a large area
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forest
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a piece of land surrounded by water
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island
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flat-topped, elevated land form
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mesa
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an inland grassland area
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prairie
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mountains formed when lava rises through the earth's crust
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volcano
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an artifical waterway used for irrigation of travel
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canal
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one of the seven large landmasses on earth
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continent
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natural hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air
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geyser
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narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water
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isthmus
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land that rises above surrounding land with steep slopes and a peak or summit
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mountain
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a stream of water of considerable volume
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river
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steep descent of water from a height
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waterfall
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piece of land not having an outlet to an ocean or a sea
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landlocked
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short narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
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strait
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stream of river that flows into a larger stream or river
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tributary
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all the weather that occurs in an area over a long period of time, it is usually described as a combination of temperature and precipitation
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climate
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dry area of flat or rolling land that supports grasses but few trees, savannas are located in tropical or subtropical areas
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savanna
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the condition of the atmosphere at one point on the earth's surface at a given time
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weather
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