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41 Cards in this Set
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Mesa
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A land formation with a flat area on top, and steep walls. Smaller than a plateau
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Mountain
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a very tall, high, natural place on earth
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Peak
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top of a mountian
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Range
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chain of mountians seperated by other mountians.
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Mouth
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were the river meets the sea
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Ocean
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a large body of salt water that surrounds the continents
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Curent
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Directed movement of the ocean
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Penninsula
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a body of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
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Plain
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flat lands with only small changes in elevation. Flat and large, with grasses
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Plateau
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a large flat area that is higher than its surrounding areas. Larger than a Mesa
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Relief
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the difference in height of a landscape
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Sea
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large body of salt water that is often connected to an ocean
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Seacoast
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land immediatly adjacent to the sea
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Sound
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wide inlet of the sea or ocean that is parallel to the coastline. It often seperates a coastline from an island
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Sea level
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the horazantle plain or level corosponding to the sea
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Source
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the beggining of a river
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Strait
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a narrow body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water
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Tributary
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a stream that flows into a larger river
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Upstream
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against the current, towards the higher part of the stream
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Valley
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low place between mountians
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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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Basin
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a hollow or depression in the earth's surface, surrounded by higher land
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Bay
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a body of water that is partly enclosed by land
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Canyon
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a deep valley with very steep side, often carved by a river
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Cape
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a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river
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Channel
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a body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water
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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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the land mass the earth is divided into. There are 7
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Cultural feature
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Patterns of human activities in natual places
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Delta
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a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. Often shaped like a triangle
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Divide
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the line or zone of higher ground between 2 adjacent streams
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Downstream
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the direction of the current stream
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Elevation
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the hieght over sea level
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Gulf
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a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land. Bigger than a bay
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Harbor
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an area of water where boats dock
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Highland
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an elevated region
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Island
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a peice of land that is surrounded by water
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Isthmus
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a narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger land masses. It has water on 2 sides
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Line of Latitude
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the angular distance north or south of the equation. 90 Degrees
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Line of Longitude
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the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian. 180 degrees
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Lowland
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land that is low in level
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