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A high, flat area that rises steeply above the
surrounding land.
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Oasis
A fertile area in the desert that
is watered by a spring.
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Desert
A dry environment with few
plants and animals.
peninsula
A body of land nearly surrounded
by water
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Bay
Part of an ocean or lake
that extends deeply into
the land
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Hill
A rounded, raised
landform; not as high as a
mountain
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A deep,
narrow
valley with
steep sides.
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Gulf
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Part of an ocean
that extends
into the land;
larger than a
bay.
A hill with flat top ; smaller than a
plateau.
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Butte- a small flat-topped hill
smaller than a mesa or plateau
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Valley
An area of low land
between hills or
mountains.
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Coast
The land
Along
an
Ocean.
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A BODY OF LAND COMPLETELY
SURROUDED BY WATER
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Ocean
A large body of saltwater; oceans cover most of earth’s
surface.
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The place where a river empties
into a large body of water
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Delta
Land made
of soil left
behind as a
river drains
into a
larger body
of water
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River
Basin
All land that is drained by a river or its
tributaries.
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Plain
A large area of nearly flat
land.
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A place where ships load and unload their
goods.
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Harbor:
A sheltered place along a coast where
boats dock safely.
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the top of a mountain
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A line above which trees
do not grow
a stream of water that flows across the land and empties into
another body of water.
A narrow gap through
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Basin
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Mountain
Range
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A row or chain of
mountains.
Waterfalls
A waterfall is a flow of
water falling vertically.
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The starting point of a river
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A smaller river that flows into
a larger river
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LAKE
A body of water
completely surrounded by
land.
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Glacier
A huge sheet of ice
that moves slowly
across land.
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Mountain
A high landform with steep
sides; higher than a hill.
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An opening in Earth’s surface through
which hot rock and ash are forced out.
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