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12 Cards in this Set
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isthmus
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a narrow strip of land that connects two much larger areas of land
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mesa
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a flat topped mountain
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strait
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a narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water
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fjord
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a long narrow inlet of the sea between tall, rocky cliffs
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archipelago
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a group of islands clustered together in an open expanse of ocean
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estuary
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the mouth of a river which rises and falls with the tide and contains salty water
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glacier
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a great river of ice slowly sliding down a mountain slope
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piedmont
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highlands at the foot of mountains
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arroyo
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a small dry canyon
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cataracts
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rapids or a waterfall
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resevoir
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a man-made lake
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chasm
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a steep drop like a crack in the mountains
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