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Term 1
Definition 1
This occurs when rivers flow and empty into a
valley and it shapes the bottom floor.
Term 2
Definition 2
this means that the environment has inhabited or
inherited next to a river or stream.
Term 3
Definition 3
this is similar to fluvial environment but it is
inhabited near lakes and ponds instead.
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Term 4
Definition 4
this is a dry arid area where not much life is
around. water is very limited and is all full of sand
and cacti.
Term 5
Definition 5
this is a wet area with trees all around inside pond
like water that is dirty and sometimes full of
bacteria.
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Term 6
Definition 6
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this is the outlet of a river than leads out the
freshwater from the river into the the ocean and
salt water.
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Term 7
Definition 7
this is where land and the ocean meet each other.
Term 8
Definition 8
this is an area similar to a pool just with all clean
clear water.
Term 9
Definition 9
these are called tidal flats but they are very similar
to marshes which are really low water levels across
alot of land.
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Term 10
Definition 10
these are underwater caverns with coral and full of
fish.
Term 11
Definition 11
continental shelf is the piece of land that is directly
under the water that is a higher elevation than the
land next to it.
Term 12
Definition 12
this is the slope between the two parts of land that
have one on a higher elevation than the other.
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Term 13
Definition 13
this is the deepest and lowest part of the ocean
floor where not much life is found there.
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