Challenge A Geography (Mine - Woods)

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Mine

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a pit from which coal, minerals, or precious stones are taken by digging

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Mountain

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a lofty elevation on the earth's surface

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Mountain Chain

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a chain of mountains

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Mountain Range

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a series of connecting mountains

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Mouth

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end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake, sea, or ocean

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Moor

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an area of open wasteland, often swampy

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Natural Resource

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supplies of materials found in nature, such as minerals, water, or coal

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Oasis

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a fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation

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Ocean

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any one, or all, of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface

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Pass

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an opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads

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Pasture

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land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle, sheep, etc. can graze

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Peak

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the pointed top of a hill or mountain

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Peninsula

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a piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus

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Piedmont

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an area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range

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Pier

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a structure projecting into the water and used asa docking or loading place for ships

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Plain

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a nearly level area of land usually of considerable size

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Plateau

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a large, level, or nearly level, area of elevated land

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Point

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a tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water

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Pond

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a body of still water smaller than a lake

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Pool

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a deep spot in a stream

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Prairie

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any natural grassland, but usually used to describe the vast areas of level or rolling land without trees in the central part of the United States

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Precipice

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a very steep, high cliff

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Rapids

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part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks

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Reef

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a series of rocks in a body of water, the tops of which are slightly beneath, or at, the surface

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Reservoir

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a natural or artificial lake, usually made by damming a stream of running water

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Ridge

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a long, narrow, conspicuous elevation of land

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Right Bank

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the bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with thte current

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River

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a large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water

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River Mouth

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the point where a river empties and ends its course

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River Source

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the point where a river begins

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Sandbar

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a long, narrow bank of sand in a body of water

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Savannah

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a tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought -resistant undergrowth

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Sea

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a large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land

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Sea Level

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the average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline

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Seaport

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a harbor at the shore of the ocean or large body of water developed with facilities to load and unload sea-going vessels

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Shoal

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any very shallow spot in a body of water

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Shore

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land bordering the sea, a lake, a or large river

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Shoreline

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the line where the land meets the water of any large river or body of water

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Slope

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any land whose surface gradually rises in a general direction

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Snowline

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the line on a mountain above which there is snow throughout the year

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Soil

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loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth

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Sound

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a long and rather narrow body of water, larger than a strait, connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland

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Spit

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a long narrow, sandy point of a land projecting into water

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Steppe

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Russian term for mid-latitude grasslands

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Strait

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a passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water

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Stream

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a flow of moving water

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Summit

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highest part of a hill or mountain

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Swamp

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an area of low, spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of course grasses, trees, or other vegetation

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Tableland

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a level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to an extensive plateau

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Terrace

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a level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river, a lake, or the sea

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Tide

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alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth

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Timber

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forest land covered by trees of sufficient size, kind, and quality to be of commercial value

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Timberline

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the line on a mountain above which trees do not grow

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Topography

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the surface features of a region (hills, rivers, roads, etc.)

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Tributary

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a stream that flows into another stream

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Tundra

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a large, flat plain without trees in the arctic regions

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Tunnel

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an artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth

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Upstream

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direction from which a stream is flowing

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Vale

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low land between two hills

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Valley

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the land between hills or mountains, usually containing a stream

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Vegetation

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growing plants

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Volcano

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an opening in the earth's surface from which flows, or has flowed, molten rock, steam, cinders, gas, and rock fragments

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Waterfall

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a stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice

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Watershed

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the elevated land or divide separating two drainiage areas

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Waves

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a moving ridge of water which rises and falls

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Wharf

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a large dock from which ships may load or unload

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Whirlpool

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any place where water flows in a small circle usually casued by the current of a stream striking a bank or by two currents meeting

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Woods

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an area of land covered with trees