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Mine
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a pit from which coal, minerals, or precious stones are taken by digging
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Mountain
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a lofty elevation on the earth's surface
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Mountain Chain
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a chain of mountains
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Mountain Range
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a series of connecting mountains
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Mouth
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end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake, sea, or ocean
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Moor
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an area of open wasteland, often swampy
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Natural Resource
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supplies of materials found in nature, such as minerals, water, or coal
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Oasis
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a fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
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Ocean
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any one, or all, of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
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Pass
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an opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
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Pasture
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land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle, sheep, etc. can graze
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Peak
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the pointed top of a hill or mountain
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Peninsula
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a piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
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Piedmont
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an area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
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Pier
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a structure projecting into the water and used asa docking or loading place for ships
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Plain
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a nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
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Plateau
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a large, level, or nearly level, area of elevated land
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Point
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a tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
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Pond
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a body of still water smaller than a lake
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Pool
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a deep spot in a stream
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Prairie
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any natural grassland, but usually used to describe the vast areas of level or rolling land without trees in the central part of the United States
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Precipice
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a very steep, high cliff
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Rapids
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part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
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Reef
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a series of rocks in a body of water, the tops of which are slightly beneath, or at, the surface
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Reservoir
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a natural or artificial lake, usually made by damming a stream of running water
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Ridge
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a long, narrow, conspicuous elevation of land
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Right Bank
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the bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with thte current
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River
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a large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
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River Mouth
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the point where a river empties and ends its course
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River Source
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the point where a river begins
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Sandbar
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a long, narrow bank of sand in a body of water
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Savannah
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a tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought -resistant undergrowth
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Sea
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a large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
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Sea Level
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the average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
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Seaport
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a harbor at the shore of the ocean or large body of water developed with facilities to load and unload sea-going vessels
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Shoal
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any very shallow spot in a body of water
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Shore
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land bordering the sea, a lake, a or large river
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Shoreline
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the line where the land meets the water of any large river or body of water
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Slope
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any land whose surface gradually rises in a general direction
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Snowline
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the line on a mountain above which there is snow throughout the year
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Soil
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loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
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Sound
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a long and rather narrow body of water, larger than a strait, connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland
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Spit
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a long narrow, sandy point of a land projecting into water
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Steppe
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Russian term for mid-latitude grasslands
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Strait
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a passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
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Stream
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a flow of moving water
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Summit
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highest part of a hill or mountain
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Swamp
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an area of low, spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of course grasses, trees, or other vegetation
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Tableland
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a level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to an extensive plateau
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Terrace
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a level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river, a lake, or the sea
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Tide
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alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
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Timber
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forest land covered by trees of sufficient size, kind, and quality to be of commercial value
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Timberline
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the line on a mountain above which trees do not grow
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Topography
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the surface features of a region (hills, rivers, roads, etc.)
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Tributary
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a stream that flows into another stream
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Tundra
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a large, flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
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Tunnel
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an artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
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Upstream
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direction from which a stream is flowing
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Vale
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low land between two hills
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Valley
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the land between hills or mountains, usually containing a stream
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Vegetation
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growing plants
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Volcano
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an opening in the earth's surface from which flows, or has flowed, molten rock, steam, cinders, gas, and rock fragments
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Waterfall
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a stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
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Watershed
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the elevated land or divide separating two drainiage areas
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Waves
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a moving ridge of water which rises and falls
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Wharf
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a large dock from which ships may load or unload
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Whirlpool
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any place where water flows in a small circle usually casued by the current of a stream striking a bank or by two currents meeting
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Woods
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an area of land covered with trees
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