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29 Cards in this Set
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mountain range
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a series of mountains in a row
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source
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the beginning of a stream of water
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mouth
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the place where a stream enters a larger body of water
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peninsula
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a portion of land nearly surrounded by water; also: a piece of land jutting out into the water
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island
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an area of land surround by water and smaller than a continent
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plateau
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a usually large level land area raised above adjacent land on at least one side
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tributary
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a stream flowing into a larger stream or a lake
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canal
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an artificial waterway for boats 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 not as large as an ocean <the Mediterranean Sea>
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bay
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an indentation into the land formed by a body of water and usually larger than an inlet and smaller than a gulf
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port
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a place where ships may ride secure from storms; 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 small or narrow bay
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cliff
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a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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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 flat-topped hill or small plateau with steep sides
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strait
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a narrow channel connecting two large bodies of water
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fiord (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 wide stretch of water with many scattered islands; also : a group of islands
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estuary
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a passage where the tide meets a river current; especially : an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river
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fall line
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boundary between the piedmont and the coastal plain
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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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an often dry gully or channel carved by water
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cataracts
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a large waterfall : a sudden rush like a waterfall
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chasm
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a deep split or gap in the earth
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resevoir
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a body of water that has been collected and stored for use
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precipice
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a very steep and high face of a rock or mountain
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