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15 Cards in this Set
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CONTINENT
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THE LARGEST FORM OF LAND
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PLATEAU
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LARGE, HIGH AREA OF FAIRLY LEVEL LAND SEPARATED FROM SURROUNDING LAND BY STEEP SLOPES
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GULF
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THE WATER IN THE OCEAN OR SEA THAT IS PARTIALLY ENCLOSED BY LAND
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OCEAN
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GREAT BODY OF SALT WATER THAT, ALTOGETHER, COVERS NEARLY THREE-FOURTHS OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
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COAST
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THE LAND NEXT TO THE SEA
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VALLEY
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THE LAND BETWEEN MOUNTAINS OR HILLS
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DELTA
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THE LARGE FLAT AREA OF LAND AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER
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GLACIER
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LARGE BODY OF MOVING ICE THAT STAYS FROZEN ALL YEAR
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EROSION
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THE FORCE THAT FORMS RIVERS, TRIBUTARIES, CLIFFS, AND DELTAS
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VOLCANO
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LARGE ACTIVE MOUNTAIN BUILT UP FROM HARDENED LAVA, ROCK, AND ASH THAT ERUPTED FROM THE EARTH
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PLAIN
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EXTENSIVE, LEVEL, AND USUALLY TREELESS AREA OF LAND
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EARTHQUAKE
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FORCE CAUSED BY SHAKING OR VIBRATING OF A PART OF EARTH'S SURFACE, CAUSED BY ROCK SLABS MOVING AGAINST EACH OTHER DEEP BELOW THE EARTH'S CRUST
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MOUNTAIN
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FORMED BY VOLCANOES, EROSION, DISTURBANCES, OR UPLIFT IN EARTH'S CRUST
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RIVER
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WIDE, SLOW MOVING BODY OF WATER
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DUNE
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HILL OR RIDGE OF SAND THAT IS DEPOSITED BY THE WIND
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