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30 Cards in this Set
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4 bodies of water
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Atlantic
Artic Pacific Indian |
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Waves
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swells or ridges produced by winds
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Tides
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regular rises and falls of the ocean created by the gravitational pull of the moon or the sun
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Currents
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act like rivers flowing through the ocean
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hydrologic cycle
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is the continuous circulation of water between the atmosphere, the oceans, and the earth
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The largest freshwater lake
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Lake Baikal
in Russia |
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largest saltwater lake
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Caspian Sea in Western Asia
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Bay
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a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf)
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River
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a large body of water formed by smaller streams that flow through land, a melting glacier, or an overflowing lake that usually empties into a sea or ocean
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Lake
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a body of water completely surrounded by land
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Tributary
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a stream or river that flows into a larger river
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Gulf
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a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land
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Mouth of River
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where a river meets the sea of ocean
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Strait
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a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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Ocean/sea
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a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent
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Cape
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a point of land extending
into an ocean or lake |
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Bay
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part of an ocean or lake
partially enclosed by land |
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Volcano
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an opening in the earth, usually raised, through
which gases and lava escape from the earth’s interior |
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Harbor
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a sheltered area of water deep
enough for docking ships |
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Marsh
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soft, wet, low-lying, grassy
land that serves as a transition between water and land |
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Delta
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a triangular area of land formed from
deposits at the mouth of a river |
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Flood plain
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flat land near the edges of
rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods |
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swamp
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a lowland region that
is saturated by water |
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butte
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a raised, flat area of land
with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa |
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Oasis
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a spot of fertile land in a
desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs |
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Steppe
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a wide, treeless
grassy plain |
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Mountain
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natural elevation of the earth’s
surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill |
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Highest mountain
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Mount Everest
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prairie
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a large, level area
of grassland with few or no trees |
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Isthmus
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narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side
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