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25 Cards in this Set
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an opening in the earth, usually raised, through which gasses and lava escape from the earth's interior
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volcano
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a narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water
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strait
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a body of land surrounded by water
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island
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an area of land that is saturated by water
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swamp
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flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods
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flood plain
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a triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river
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delta
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soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between water and land
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marsh
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the place where a river flows into a lake or ocean
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mouth (of a river)
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a sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships
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harbor
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part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land
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bay
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level of the ocean's surface, used as a reference point when measuring the height or depth of the earth's surface
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sea level
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a pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or lake
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cape
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a dry area where few plants grow
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desert
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a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs
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oasis
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a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa
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butte
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a large, level area of grassland with few or no trees
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prairie
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a wide, treeless plain
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steppe
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natural elevation of the earth's surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill
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mountain
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low land between hills or mountains
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valley
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a large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land
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glacier
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a wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte
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mesa
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a broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land
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plateau
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the steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain
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cliff
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a narrow, deep valley with steep sides
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canyon
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a large, powerful waterfall
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cataract
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