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Mountain |
• landform that stretches above surrounding land • steep sides • usually in the form of a peak |
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Canyon |
a narrow deep valley with steep sides |
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Valley |
a low area between higher lands such as a mountain |
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hill |
• a raised part of the earth's surface with sloping sides • an old mountain which has become rounder and smaller because of erosion |
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plain |
a flat area with few trees |
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peninsula |
lan with water on three sides |
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sand dune |
a mound of sand typically built up by wind |
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volcano |
a mountain, typically a cone, with a crater or vent through which lava, rocks and fragments are forced out |
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delta |
• where a river and an ocean meet • the river drops dirt and land builds up • formed by depostition |
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island |
land surrounded by water |
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geysers |
• a hot spring which erupts and ejects water • Yellowstone National Park has about 500 geysers |
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mouth |
opening of a stream or river that flows into a larger body of water |
