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51 Cards in this Set
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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
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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
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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
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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
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triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
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ocean
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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
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high, steep face of rock or earth
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sea
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body of salt water smaller thatn an ocean
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cliff
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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
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area of low, wet land with trees
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coastal plain
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area of flat land along a sea or ocean
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glacier
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large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
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cape
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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
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area of water and fertile land in a desert
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isthmus
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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
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flat land
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river
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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
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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
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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
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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
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