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14 Cards in this Set
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What is a REEF? |
A narrow chain of coral, rock, and sand above or below the water.
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What is a MESA? |
A mountain or hill with a large flat top.
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What is a LAGOON? |
A shallow body of water that opens onto the sea.
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What is a DUNE? |
A mound of loose sand that is shaped by blowing wind.
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What is a MOUTH? |
The place where a river empties into a larger body of water.
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What is a RESERVOIR? |
A natural or artificially made place used to store water.
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What is a SOUND? |
A long, wide body of water that separates an island from the mainland; parallel to the coast.
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What is a CAPE? |
A narrow point of land that sticks out into the water.
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What is a WATERFALL? |
A stream that flows over the edge of a cliff.
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What is a TRIBUTARY? |
A river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream.
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What is a STRAIT? |
A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
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What is a BUTTE? |
An isolated moutain or hill with a small flat top.
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What is a DELTA? |
A fan-shaped piece of land formed by soil that drops from a river at its mouth.
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What is a CLIFF? |
A steep face of rock or earth.
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