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31 Cards in this Set
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Term
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Definition
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1. Archipelago
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A group of islands
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2.Bay
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A part of a large body of water the extends into the shoreline generally smaller than a gulf
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3. Canal
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a An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boat or ships inlet or to convert water 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 the extends into a river lake or ocean
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6. Coastline
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Land along the sea
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7. Continental Divide
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Rivers or body of water that drains into the large body of water like the ocean or lake but mainly oceans
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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 region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or not vegetation at all
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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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Smaller than a continent and completely surrounded by water
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12. Hill
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Elevated
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13. Island
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Land area
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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 season 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 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 low elevation and often covered with grasses
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20. Plateau
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Area of flat or rolling land t high elevation
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21. River
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Large natural stream of water that runs through that land
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22. Sound
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Broad inland cost 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 up to a large river or stream a branch of river
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25. Valley
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Area of low land usually between 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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Fall line or fall zone is the geomorphologic break that demarcates the border between an upland region of relatively hard crystalline basement rock and coastal plain of softer sedimentary rock
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28. Cave
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. A cave is a hollow place in the ground specifically a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter.
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29.Fault
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A fault is a crack in the earth's crust typically faults are associated with earth's tectonic plates
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30.Fault
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A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles
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