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22 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS A BASIN?
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AN AREA OF LOW-LYING LAND SURROUNDED BY HIGHER LAND
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WHAT IS A CANAL
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A MAN-MADE WATERWAY USED FOR IRRIGATION OR TRAVEL
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WHAT IS A CATARACT
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A LARGE WATERFALL; ANY STRONG FLOOD OR RUSH OF WATER
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WHAT IS A CHANNEL
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DEEPER PART OF A RIVER OR HARBOR
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WHAT IS A FJORD
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LONG, STEEP-SIDED GLACIAL VALLEY FILLED WITH SEAWATER
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WHAT IS A GEYSER
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NATURAL HOT SPRING THAT EMITS A COLUMN OF WATER AND STEAM INTO THE AIR
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WHAT IS A GULF
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AN AREA OF A SEA OR OCEAN PARTIALLY ENCLOSED BY LAND, LARGER THAN A BAY
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WHAT IS A GLACIER
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LARGE BODY OF ICE THAT MOVES ACROSS THE EARTHS SURFACE
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WHAT IS A HARBOR
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SHELTERED PART OF A BODY OF WATER DEEP ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ANCHORAGE FOR SHIPS
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WHAT IS AN ICEBERG
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LARGE CHUNKS OF ICE THAT BREAK OFF CALF OF GLACIERS
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WHAT IS A LAGOON
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SHALLOW POOL OF WATER AT THE CENTER OF AN ATOLL (LIKE WATER IN THE INSIDE OF A DOUGHNUT)
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WHAT IS A LAKE?
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BODY OF WATER COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY LAND
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WHAT IS A MOUTH
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THE POINT WHERE A RIVER ENTERS A LAKE OR A SEA
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WHAT IS AN OCEAN
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LARGE CONTINUOUS BODY OF SALT WATER
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WHAT IS A RESERVOIR
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A MAN-MADE LAKE, USUALLY MADE BY DAMMING A STREAM OF RUNNING WATER
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WHAT IS A RIVER
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A STREAM OF WATER OF CONSIDERABLE VOLUME
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WHAT IS A SEA
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BODY OF SALT WATER SURROUNDED ALMOST ENTIRELY BY LAND
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WHO LIVES IN A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE ___?
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WHAT IS A SOUND
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LONG, WIDE BODY OF WATER CONNECTING LARGER BODIES OF WATER, LARGER THAN A CHANNEL
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LONG ISLAND SOUND
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WHAT IS A/THE SOURCE
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THE BEGINNING OF A RIVER
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WHAT IS A STRAIT
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A NARROW BODY OF WATER THAT CONNECTS TWO LARGER BODIES OF WATER AND SEPARATES TWO LAND MASSES
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WHAT IS A
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A RIVER OR STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO A LARGER RIVER
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WHAT IS A WATERFALL
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STEEP DESCENT OF WATER FROM A HEIGHT
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