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21 Cards in this Set
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archipelago |
a group of islands |
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atoll |
a ring of coral that forms an island in an island or sea |
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bay |
part of a body of water that extends into land |
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canal |
HUMAN MADE water way used for transportation |
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cape |
a curved or pointed part of the coastline that sticks out into water |
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channel |
narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. also part of river or harbor that is deep enough for a boat |
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coral reef |
is an undersea growth of coral near the surface of water found in tropical areas |
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delta |
land built up at mouth of river |
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estuary |
an estuary is were a river meets sea or ocean |
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glacier |
large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface |
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gulf |
part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land usually larger that a bay |
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isthmus |
narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land |
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lagoon |
shallow body of water that is located inside an atoll |
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peninsula |
body of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides |
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plain |
flat or gently rolling land usually not far above sea level |
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plateau |
flat or gently rolling land higher than surrounding land |
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savanna |
an area of tall grasses and scattering trees and shrubs |
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strait |
narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
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steppe |
semi-dry grassland or prairie; often border dessert |
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tributary |
small stream of water that flows through the land feeding into a river |
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tundra |
cold, treeless area, coldest biome |
