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Geography Vocab. C
Question | Answer |
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the area where the sea and land meet | coast |
a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind | dune |
a natural pool of hot water that sometimes erupts, sending steam and hot water gushing into the air | geyser |
a thick tangled mass of tropical vegetation | jungle |
the shallow body of water “inside” of an atoll | lagoon |
a piece of land nearly surrounded by water (usually on 3 sides) or sticking out into the water | peninsula |
a tropical woodland with a high annual rainfall and very tall evergreen trees with tops forming a continuous layer | rainforest |
an area of lowland between ranges of hills or mountains | valley |
a vent in the earth's crust from which melted or hot rock and steam come out | volcano |
a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a steep incline | waterfall |