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31 Cards in this Set
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Term
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Definition
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1. Archipelago
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A group of islands
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2. Bay
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A part of the sea where the land curves around it
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3. Canal
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A man-made waterway to allow the passage of boats or ships
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4. Canyon
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A deep gorge, usually with a river flowing through it to indent the terrain
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5. Cape
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A point of land that extends into a large body of water
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6. Coastline
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The outline of the coast
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7. Continental Divide
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This is a drainage divide, where some extra water flows one way of the divide, and some extra water goes the other way of the divide.
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8. Delta
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A larger river that divides it’s water to smaller rivers, and eventually ends up in a larger body of water.
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9. Desert
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A barren area of land with little life, water, or vegetation.
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10. Gulf
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This is much like a bay, in the way of the sea going in towards the land, but a gulf is much bigger
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11. Hemisphere
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A hemisphere is half of a sphere, in this case separating the earth into four hemispheres (north, south, west, and east).
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12. Hill
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This is a part of that land that raises higher than the rest, but is not big enough to be considered a mountain.
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13. Island
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An island is just land surrounded by water on every side.
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14. Isthmus
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A small strip of land that connects two larger bits of land, that are surrounded by water.
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15. Lake
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A body of water, that is usually freshwater, opposed to ocean and sea salt water.
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16. Marsh
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A marsh is where dry land and wetlands collide, making a partially under-water body of land, usually very muddy.
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17. Mountain
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A large peak, that surrounds the land around the area.
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18. Peninsula
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A piece of land that is connected to mainland, but still bordered by water on three sides.
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19. Plains
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A low and flat piece of land, usually also pretty vast.
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20. Plateau
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An area of high ground/a place where the earth is raised
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21. River
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Flowing, fresh water that usually connects to a larger body of water.
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22. Sound
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A water inlet larger than a bay or a gulf.
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23. Strait
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A thin strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
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24. Tributary
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A river/stream that flows into a larger body of water.
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25. Valley
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A low place between two mountains.
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26. Volcano
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This is a mountain, with lava in it. These are very dangerous and cause lots of natural disasters.
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27. Fall Line
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A thin line that marks of geographical boundaries
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28. Cave
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A natural hole in the side of a mountain, or in rock.
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29. Fault
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A crack in the earth’s crust.
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30. Glacier
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A huge chunk of ice.
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