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29 Cards in this Set
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mountain range
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a series of mountains or mountain ridges closely related in direction and position.
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source (river)
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the point or origin of a stream of water.
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mouth (river)
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the place where a stream enters a larger body water.
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peninsula
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a portion of land nearly surrounded by water. a piece of land jutting out into the water.
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island
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an area of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent
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plateau
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a large relatively level land area raised above adjacent land on at least one side.
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tributary
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a stream feeding a larger stream or a lake.
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canal
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an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land.
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delta
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the triangular or fan-shaped piece of land made by deposits of mud and sand at the mouth of a river.
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sea
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a body of salt water less extensive than an ocean.
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bay
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an inlet or indentation of a body of water (as the sea).
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port
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a harbor town or city where ships may take on or discharge cargo
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summit
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the highest point (as of a mountain).
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inlet
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a bay or recess in a shore.
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cliff
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a high steep face of rock.
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isthmus
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a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.
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mesa
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a flattopped hill or small plateau with steep sides
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strait
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a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water
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fiord or fjord
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a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes.
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archipelago
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a sea or other expanse of water of water with many scattered islands (or the islands themselves).
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estuary
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a water passage where the tide meets a river current. an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river
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fall line
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marks the area where an upland region and a coastal plain meet and is more prominent where a river crosses it.
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glacier
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a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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piedmont
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lying or formed at the base of mountains.
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arroyo
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a watercourse (as a creek or stream) in a dry region. an often dry gully or channel carved by water.
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cataracts
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steep rapids in a river
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chasm
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a deep cleft in the earth.
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reservoir
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an artificial lake where water is collected and kept in quantity for use.
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precipice
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a very steep or overhanging place (as the face of a cliff).
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