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16 Cards in this Set
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Archipelago
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islands in a row
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Think of many of something in a row
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Cape
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pointy part of a peninsula that juts into water
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Think pointy and think water
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Delta
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Fan or triangle shaped land at the end of a river where soil is deposited
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Think triangle
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Gulf/Bay
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open body of water that curves into land ( Gulfs are larger )
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Open body of water that...
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Isthmus
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narrow land separating two larger land masses
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3 pieces of land (one being narrow)
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Lake
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fully enclosed body of water (usually fresh)
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A fully enclosed what?
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Mountain Range
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group of mountains in a line or a cluster
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More than one mountain
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Mouth
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where a river empties into a larger body of water
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Not your mouth but it does have to do with water
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Peninsula
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land surrounded by water on all but 1 side
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One side of the land is not covered
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Plain
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low flat land
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Flat
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Plateau
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elevated flat land
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Flat and elevated
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Sea
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mostly enclosed body of water(usually salt)
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Think of a lake but salt water
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Source
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Where a river begins (rivers flow through land)
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rivers flow through land
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Strait/Channel
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narrow body of water separating two larger bodies of water (Channels are bigger)
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Three bodies of water. What does one of us do to the other two?
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Tributary
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smaller branch of water
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I am not a tree branch!
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Valley
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low land between two areas of higher land, like a mountain range. (group of mountains)
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Think of mountain range's definition
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