Science Notebook Landforms

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a large group or chain of islands also a large area of water containg several islands

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archipelago

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the border of any stream

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bank

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an inlet of an ocean, sea, or lake that exetends into the land. Is smaller than a gulf

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Bay

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a slow, sluggish stream that meanders through lowlands and marshes

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bayou

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a steep bank beside a body of water

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bluff

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a small stream or creek emptying into a larger stream

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branch

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a wall built in water near the shore to break the force of the waves and to provide shelter for boats and ships

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breakwater

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a constructed channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage

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canal

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a narrow peices of land projecting into the sea

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cape

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a deep, hollowed-out area under the earths surface

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cave

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1. a narrow strip of water. 2. The deeper part of a stream or body which is navigable

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channel

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a large municipality, usually having a larger population than a town, willage, or borough

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city

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the steep rocky face of a bluff

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cliff

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land along the ocean

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coast

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a small, shelterd bay in the shoreline of any body of water

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cove

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a small, sheltered bay in the shoreline of any body of water

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Cove

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a projecting point of rock, usually perpendicular

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crag

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the bowl shaped opening at the top of a volcano

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crater

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a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water

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dam

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a deposite of sand, silt, and pebbles thatforms at the mouth of a river

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delta

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a large area of land with little or no moisture or vegetation

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desert

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earth or other material built up along a river or ocean to keep the water from overflowing onto the land

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dike

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a watershed; a ridge of land

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divide

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a hill or ridge of sand heaped up by the wind

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dune

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a large area of cleared land, often cultivated

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field

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a deep, narrow inlet of the sea, between, high rocky banks

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fjord

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a hilly area at the base of a mountain

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foothills

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a large sheet of ice, usually at high elevations, wich moves slowly over land or down a valley

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glacier

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a narrow passage between steep mountains or hills; a steep, rocky ravine

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gorge

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water bordering on, and laying within, a curved coastline; usually larger than a bay and smaller than a sea; sometimes nearly surrounded by land

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gulf

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a sheltered body of water where ships anchor and are proteced from storms

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harbor

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main road or thoroughfare

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highway

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a raised landform, not as high as a mountain

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hill

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the line where the earth's surface and the sky seem to meet

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horizon

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a massive block of floating ice broken away from a glacier

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iceberg

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a recess, such as a bay, along a coast

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inlet

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land watered by artificial means through the use of small canals or ditches

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irrigated land

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a body of land completely surrounded by water

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island

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1. a shallow body of water connected to the sea by an inlet 2. water enclosed by a narrow strip of land

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lagoon

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a body of water completely surrounded by land

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lake

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an embankment beside a stream that prevents overflow

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levee

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an enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level

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locks

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an area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay

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meadow

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a flat-topped, rocky hill with steeply sloping sides

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mesa

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a chain of connecting mountains

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mountain range

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a fertile spot in a desert waterd by undergound springs or irrigation

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oasis

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any one of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earths surface; the atlantic, pacific, indian, and artic.

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oceans

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an opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads

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pass

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the pointed top of a mountain

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peak

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a peice of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland

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peninsula

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an area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range

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piedmont

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a structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships

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pier

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a large, level area of land

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plateau

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a body of water smaller than a lake.

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pond

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part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks

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rapids

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a ridge of rocks or coral in a body of water, which lies slightly beneath, or at, the surface

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reef

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a natural or artificial lake used to store water

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reservoir

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a long, narrow, conspicuous elevation of land

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ridge

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a large stream of water that drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of land

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river

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the point where a river empties and ends its course

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river mouth

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an open passageway on which vehicles travel

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road

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a long, narrow bank of sand in a body of water

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sandbar

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1. another word for ocean. 2. a large body of salt water

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sea

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a harbor or town having facilities to load and unload seagoing vessels

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seaport

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the edge of a body of water

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shoreline

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the line on a mountain above which there is snow year round

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snowline

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highest part of a hill or mountain

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summit

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wooded land covered by trees and used as a source of wood

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timber

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a large village

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town

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a stream or river that flows into another stream or river

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tributary

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an area of land between hills or mountains

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valley

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a small group of houses; smaller than a town

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village

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1. a cone-shaped mountain formed by lava and cinders that erupted through a crater 2. an opening in the earth's surface from which molten rock, steam, cinders, gas, and rock fragments are released

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volcano

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a flow of water falling from a high place to a low place

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waterfall

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a large dock from which many ships load or unload

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wharf