Landforms

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archipelago

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a group of closely scattered islands

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atoll

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ring shaped island formed by coral buildup on the rim of an underwater volcano

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canyon

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deep, narrow valley with high steep walls

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delta

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triangular section of land built up at a rivers mouth

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glacier

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large body of ice that moves across the earths surface

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jungle

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densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation

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ocean

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large continuous body of salt water

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sea

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body of salt water surrounded almost entirely by land

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sound

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long wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel

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badlands

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area of barren land with roughly eroded ridges and peaks

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cape

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point of land projecting into a body of water

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desert

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dry areas of land, desolate waterless, and without vegetation

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gulf

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an area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay

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lagoon

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shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll

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peninsula

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piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

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swamp

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lowland region saturated by water

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bay

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body of water partially enclosed by land with a wide outlet to the ocean

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cave

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underground hollow often having an opening in the side of a hill or cliff

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dune

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in deserts and on beaches, windblown sands that have formed hills

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hill

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part of land that rises noticeably above the rest of the land

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lake

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body of water completely surrounded by land

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plain

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flat or gently rolling lands

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beach

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sandy, pebbly or rocky shore of a body of water

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tundra

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vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants

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channel

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deeper part of a river or harbor

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fjord

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long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater

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iceberg

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large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers

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marsh

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an area of low lying wet land

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plateau

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flat land mass higher than the surrounding land, with at least one steep side

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valley

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lowland between mountain ranges or hills, oftwn having a river or stream running along the bottom

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butte

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hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area with sloping sides and a flat top

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cliff

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high, steep or overhanging rock face

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forest

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dense overgrowth of trees and other plants covering a large area

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island

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a piece of land surrounded by water

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mesa

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flat topped, elevated landform

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prairie

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an inland grass area

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volcano

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mountains formed when lava rises through earths crust

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canal

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an artificial waterway

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continent

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one of seven large landmasses on earth

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geyser

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natural hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air

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isthmus

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narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and seperates two bodies of water

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mountain

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land that rises abovw surrounding land with steep slopes and a peak or a summit

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river

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a stream of water of considerable volume