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20 Cards in this Set
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What is a STRAIT?
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A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.
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A strait line between two circles.
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What is a STEPPE?
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A wide, treeless plain.
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There are lots of steps between trees.
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What is a SAVANNA?
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A region containing scattered trees and vegetation.
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What is a TRIBUTARY?
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A stream or river that flows into a larger river.
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It conTRIBUTES to a larger river.
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What is a PLAIN?
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A broad, level area of land.
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If a face was broad and flat it would be XXXX.
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What is a PLATEAU?
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A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.
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A plate is on a flat table higher than the ground.
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What is a CAPE?
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A narrow, curved area of land extending into an ocean or lake.
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The Cape of South Africa.
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What is a FLOOD PLAIN?
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Flat land near the edges of rivers, formed by mud.
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If it's close to a river it might flood.
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What is a GLACIER?
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A large ice mass.
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What is a DELTA?
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A triangular area formed by deposits at the mouth of a river.
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Remember the delta at the nile. The name delta means triangle.
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What is an OASIS?
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A spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells.
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What is SEA LEVEL?
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The level of the surface of the ocean.
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What is a HARBOR?
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A sheltered area of water. A safe docking place for ships.
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People who seek safe habor want to be sheltered from harm.
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What is an ISLAND?
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A body of land surrounded on all sides by water.
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Think of hawaii.
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What is a VOLCANO?
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An opening in the earth (usually raised) where lava and gasses escape or flow.
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What is a BAY?
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Part of an ocean or lake extending into land.
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San Francisco is a Bay.
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What is a MESA?
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A wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides.
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What is a CLIFF?
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The steep, almost vertical, edge of a hill, mountain, or plain.
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People dive off of cliffs.
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What is a SAHEL?
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In Africa, a strip of dry grassland between a desert and savanna.
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What is a CANYON?
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A narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
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The Grand Canyon is very deep with steep sides.
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