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24 Cards in this Set
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Altitude
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Elevation or height above sea level.
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Archipeligo
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A large body of water with many islands.
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Arm
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An inlet or cove: an arm of the sea.
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Atoll
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A coral island that surrounds a lagoon.
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Bank
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A steep or slopping boder of any stream.
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Basin
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A natural or artifical hollow place containing water.
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Bay
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An inlet of the ocean or part of the ocean bodering the land and partly surrounded by land.
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Bayou
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A slow, sluggish stream.
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Beach
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A sandy shore or lake washed by waves.
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Bluff
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A steep, high bank beside a body of water.
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Bog
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Very wet, spongy ground not able to support much weight, usaully made up of decayed plants.
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Branch
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A small or creek emptying into a larger stream.
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Breakers
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Waves breaking into foam.
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Brink
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The very edge of a bluff.
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Brook
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A natural stream of running water.
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Canal
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A constructed channel filled with water used for navigation.
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Canyon
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A deep or narrow valley having high, steep slopes.
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Cape
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A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea.
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Cave
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A deep, hollowed - out area under earth's surface.
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Cavern
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A large cave of room size or larger.
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Channel
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A narrow strip of water.
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Chasm
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An empty, gap in the surface of the earth.
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Cinder Cone
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A con-shaped mass of material made by volcanic eruption
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Cliff
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The steep, rocky face of a bluff.
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