Landforms

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Archipelago

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A group of islands

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Bay

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Part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

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Canal

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An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.

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Canyon

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Deep and narrow valley with steep walls

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Cape

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Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean

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Coastline

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The outline of a coast, especially with regard to its shape and appearance.

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Continental Divide

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A drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea,

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Delta

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Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth

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Desert

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Is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs

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Gulf

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Part of a large body of water that expands into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay

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Hemisphere

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A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.

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Hill

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Elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain

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Island

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Land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water

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Isthmus

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Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land area

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Lake

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A sizable inland body of water

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Marsh

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An area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.

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Mountain

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Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill

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Peninsula

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Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water

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Plains

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Area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

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Plateau

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Area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3000 feet (90 or 900m) high

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River

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Large natural stream of water that runs through the land

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Sound

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Broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands off the cost

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Strait

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Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

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Tributary

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Small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of river

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Valley

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Area of low land usually between hills or mountains

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Volcano

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Mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from the inside the Earth

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Fall Line

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A narrow zone that marks the geological boundary between an upland region and a plain, distinguished by the occurrence of falls and rapids where rivers and streams cross it.

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Cave

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A large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff.

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Fault

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Is a crack in the Earth's crust marking the boundaries of tectonic plates.

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Glacier

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Large , thick body of slowly moving ice