Landforms

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ARCHIPELAGO

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A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.

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ATOLL

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A ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.

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BAY

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A body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller that a gulf).

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BUTTE

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A flat-topped rock of hill formation with steep sides.

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CANYON

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A deep valley with very steep dies often carved from the Earth by a river.

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CAPE

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A pointed piece of land that sticks into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.

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CAVE

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A large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain.

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CHANNEL

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A body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. A part of a river or harbor that is deep enough to let ships sail through.

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CLIFF

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A steep face of rock and soil.

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CONTINENT

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What the land mass of earth is divided into. Their are seven, Africa, Anarctica, Asia, Austraila, Europe, North and South America.

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COVE

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A small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast; the water is surrounded by land formed of soft rock.

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DELTA

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A low, watery land formed a the mouth of a river. It is formed from silt, sand, and small rocks that flow downstream in the river. Often shaped like a triangle.

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DESERT

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A very dry area.

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DUNE

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A hill or a ridge made of sand. Shaped by the wind and change all the time.

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EQUATOR

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Imaginary circle around the earth.

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ESTUARY

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Where a river meets the sea or ocean.

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FJORD

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A long narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs.

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GEOMORPHOLOGY

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The scientific filed that investigates how landforms are formed on the earth and other planets.

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GEYSER

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A natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground.

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GLACIER

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A slowly moving river of ice.

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GULF

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Larger than a bay it is a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land.

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HILL

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A raised area or mound of land.

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ISLAND

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A piece of land surrounded by water.

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ISTHMUS

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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. Has water on two sides.

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LAGOON

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A shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast.

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LAKE

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A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. Often called seas.

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LATITUDE

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North and South of equator

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LONGITUDE

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East and West of equator

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MARSH

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A type of fresh water, brackish water or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, pond, lakes and coasts.

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MESA

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A land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls.

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MOUNTAIN

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A very tall high, natural place on earth.

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OCEAN

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Large body of salt water.

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PENINSULA

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A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

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PLAIN

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Flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.

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PLATEAU

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A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.

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POND

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A small body of water surrounded by land.

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PRAIRIE

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A wide relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees.

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River

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A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

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Sea

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Large body of water that is often connected to an ocean.

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Sound

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A wide inlet of the sea or ocean that is parallel to the coastline; it often separates a coastline form a nearby island.

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Source

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Beginning of a river.

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Strait

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Narrow body of water that connects two bodies of water.

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Swamp

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Spongy muddly land

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Tributary

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A stream or river that flows into a larger river.

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Tundra

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Cold, treeless area. Coldest biome

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Valley

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A low place between mountains.

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Volcano

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A mountainous vent in the Earths crust.

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Waterfall

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When a river falls off steeply

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Wetland

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An area of land that is often wet