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31 Cards in this Set
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Term
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Definition
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1. Archipelago
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A group of islands
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2. Bay
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A body of water that extends into a shoreline which is smaller than a gulf.
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3. Canal
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A waterway constructed for a passageway for boats or ships.
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4. Canyon
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A deep and narrow valley with steep walls
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5. Cape
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A piece of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.
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6. Coastline
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The outline of a coast .
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7. Continental Divide
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A drainage divide that feeds the extra basin into the ocean or sea.
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8. Delta
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Low lying land built up from soil.
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9. Desert
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A hot and dry land.
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10. Gulf
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A large body of water that extends into the shoreline and is more deeply intended than a bay.
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11. Hemisphere
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Half of the earth which is divided into northern,southern, eastern and western hemispheres.
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12. Hill
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An elevated land with sloping sides
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13. Island
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A small piece of land, which is smaller than a continent.
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14. Isthmus
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Narrow piece of land that connects two larger areas/ lands around it.
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15. Lake
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A sizeable island of water
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16. Marsh
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low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons
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17. Mountain
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A land with steep sides that rises 1,000 feet or more
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18. Peninsula
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A body of land on a lake or ocean and is surrounded on three sides by water.
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19. Plains
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Leveled land with a low elevation and is normally covered in grass.
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20. Plateau
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Flat or rolling land at a high elevation about 300 to 3,000 feet.
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21. River
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Large natural stream of water that runs through pieces of land
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22. Sound
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Broad island of water. Between the coastline and more islands off the coast.
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23. Strait
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Narrow stretch of water grouping with two larger bodies of water.
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24. Tributary
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Small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream.
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25. Valley
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A land between hills or mountains.
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26. Volcano
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A hill created with liquid and ash erupt from inside the earth.
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27. Fall Line
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Boundry between an epland region and a plain by falls and rapids where rivers and streams cross it.
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28. Cave
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Large chamber in a hillside or cliff
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29. Fault
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Cracked or fractured Earth’s crust.
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30. Glacier
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River or iced formed compaction of snow on mountains.
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