Geography Terms

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strait

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narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water

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fall line

Back 2

area along which rivers form waterfals or rapids a the rivers drop to lower land

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mountain pass

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low place between mountains

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dune

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hill of sand piled up by the wind

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mouth of river

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place where a river empties into another body of water

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floodplain

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flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by the silt deposited by floods

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sea

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body of salt water smaller than an ocean

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foothills

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hilly area at the base of a mountain

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desert

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dry land with few plants

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sea level

Back 10

the level that is even with the surface of an ocean or sea

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canyon

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deep, narrow valley with steep sides

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peak

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top of a mountain

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coast

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land along a sea or ocean

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waterfall

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steep drop from a high place to a lower place in a stream or river

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bay

Back 15

body of water that is part of a sea or ocean an is partly enclosed by land

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plain

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flat land

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delta

Back 17

triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river

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ocean

Back 18

body of salt water larger than a sea

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channel

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deepest part of a body of water

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hill

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land that rises above the land around it

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bluff

Back 21

high, steep face of rock or earth

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sea

Back 22

body of salt water smaller thatn an ocean

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cliff

Back 23

high, steep face of rock or earth

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timberline

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line on a mountain above which is too cold for trees to grow

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fjord

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deep, narrow part of a sea or ocean, between high, steep banks

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slope

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side of a hill or mountain

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basin

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bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land

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swamp

Back 28

area of low, wet land with trees

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coastal plain

Back 29

area of flat land along a sea or ocean

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glacier

Back 30

large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land

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cape

Back 31

point of land that extends into water

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source of river

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place where a river begins

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oasis

Back 33

area of water and fertile land in a desert

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isthmus

Back 34

narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

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mountain range

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row of mountains

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plain

Back 36

flat land

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river

Back 37

large stream of water that flows across the land

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volcano

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opening in the Earth, often raised, through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out

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gulf

Back 39

body of water that is partly enclosed by land but is larger than a bay

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valley

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low land between hills or mountains

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reef

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ridge of sand, rock, or coral that lies at or near the surface of a sea or ocean

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lake

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body of water with land on all sides

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harbor

Back 43

area of water where ships can dock safely near land

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riverbank

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land along a river

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peninsula

Back 45

land that is almost completely surrounded by water

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plateau

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area of high, flat land with steep sides

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marsh

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lowland with moist soil and tall grasses

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mesa

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flat-topped mountain with steep sides

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island

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land that has water on all sides

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mountain

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highest kind of land

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tributary

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stream or river that empties into a larger river