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30 Cards in this Set
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Archipelago
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A group of islands
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Bay
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Part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
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Canal
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An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
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Canyon
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Deep and narrow valley with steep walls
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Cape
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Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
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Coastline
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The outline of a coast, especially with regard to its shape and appearance.
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Continental Divide
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A drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea,
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Delta
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Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
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Desert
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Is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs
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Gulf
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Part of a large body of water that expands into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
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Hemisphere
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A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
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Hill
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Elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain
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Island
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Land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water
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Isthmus
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Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land area
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Lake
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A sizable inland body of water
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Marsh
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An area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
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Mountain
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Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill
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Peninsula
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Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
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Plains
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Area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
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Plateau
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Area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3000 feet (90 or 900m) high
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River
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Large natural stream of water that runs through the land
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Sound
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Broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands off the cost
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Strait
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Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
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Tributary
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Small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of river
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Valley
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Area of low land usually between hills or mountains
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Volcano
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Mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from the inside the Earth
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Fall Line
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A narrow zone that marks the geological boundary between an upland region and a plain, distinguished by the occurrence of falls and rapids where rivers and streams cross it.
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Cave
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A large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff.
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Fault
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Is a crack in the Earth's crust marking the boundaries of tectonic plates.
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Glacier
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Large , thick body of slowly moving ice
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