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14 Cards in this Set
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Isthmus
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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land.
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Mesa
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A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides
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strait
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A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water.
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estuary
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the part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides. An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.
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archipelago
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A sea, such as the Aegean, containing a large number of scattered islands.
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piedmont
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An area of land formed or lying at the foot of a mountain or mountain range.
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glacier
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A huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass, formed from compacted snow in an area where snow accumulation exceeds melting and sublimation
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fall line
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A line connecting the waterfalls of nearly parallel rivers that marks a drop in land level.
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arroyo
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A deep gully cut by an intermittent stream; a dry gulch.
A brook; a creek. |
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chasm
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A deep, steep-sided opening in the earth's surface; an abyss or gorge.
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reservoir
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A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water.
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precipice
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An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff.
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cataract
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A large or high waterfall.
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fjord
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A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.
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