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31 Cards in this Set
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Definition
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Archipelago
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A group of islands.
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Bay
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A body of water surrounded mostly by land, but connected to a larger body of water.
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Canal
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A manmade waterway.
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Canyon
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A valley with steep walls. Usually carved by a river.
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Cape
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A body of land extending into a body of water.
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Coastline
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The line where a body of water meets a body of land.
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Continental Divide
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A line dividing a continent based on water flow.
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Delta
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A landform caused by deposition of minerals from a river.
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Desert
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An area that receives little precipitation.
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Gulf
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A large Body of water,surrounded mostly by land, but connected to a larger body of water.
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Hemisphere
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A half of a sphere, or in this case, of the Earth.
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Hill
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A small bunch of ground, rising above the terrain.
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Island
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A body of land entirely surrounded by water.
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Isthmus
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A thin strip of land connecting two bodies of land.
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Lake
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A small body of fresh water.
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Marsh
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A wet, grassy area.
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Mountain
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A large piece of land protruding from the surrounding terrain.
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Peninsula
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A body of land surrounded on three sides by water.
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Plains
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A large amount of relatively flat land, without forestation.
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Plateau
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A mountain with a flat top.
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River
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A long thin body of flowing water.
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Sound
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A body of water dividing an Island from the mainland.
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Strait
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A narrow body of water that connects two other bodies of water.
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Tributary
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A river that flows into another, larger, river.
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Valley
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An area of low land.
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Volcano
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A mountain made by the upflow of liquid and gaseous material from inside of the Earth.
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Fall Line
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A sudden lowering of the terrain.
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Cave
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A hollow space inside of the Earth.
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Fault
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The place where two or more tectonic plates meet.
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Glacier
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A large body of ice.
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