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30 Cards in this Set
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1. Archipelago
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A group of islands
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2. Bay
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Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf.
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3. 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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4. Canyon
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Deep and narrow valley with steep walls
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5. Cape
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Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.
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6. Coastline
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The outline of a coast, especially with regard to its shape and appearance.
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7. Continental Divide
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A drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the dividefeeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea.
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8. 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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9. Desert
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A landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation. Generally deserts are defined as areas that receive an average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm (10 inches)
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10. Gulf
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Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay.
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11. Hemisphere
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A half the Earth's surface. The four hemispheres are the Northern and Southern hemispheres, divided by the equator (0° latitude), and the Eastern and Western hemispheres, divided by the prime meridian (0° longitude) and the International Date Line (180°).
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12. Hill
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A naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain.
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13. Island
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Land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water.
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14. Isthmus
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Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas.
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15. Lake
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A sizable inland body of water.
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16. 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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17. Mountain
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Land with steep sides that rises sharply(1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill.
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18. Peninsula
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Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water.
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19. Plains
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Area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered with grasses.
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20. Plateau
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Area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet (90 to 900 m)
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21. River
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Large natural stream of water that runs through the land.
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22. Sound
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Broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast.
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23. Strait
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Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water.
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24. Tributary
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Small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream; a branch of the river.
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25. Valley
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Area of low land usually betweens hills or mountains.
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26. Volcano
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Mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth.
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27. Fall Line
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A fall line (or fall zone) is the geomorphologic break that demarcates the border between an upland region of relatively hard crystalline basement rock and a coastal plain of softer sedimentary rock. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls.
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28. Cave
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A large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff.
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29. Fault
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A crack in the Earth's crust. Typically, they are associated with, or form, the boundaries between Earth's tectonic plates. In an active fault, the pieces of the Earth's crust along a fault move over time. The moving rocks can cause earthquakes.
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30. Glacier
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A huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land. They are often called “rivers of ice.” They fall into two groups: alpine glaciers and ice sheets.
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