Geographic dictionary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Plateau | A large,Flat,elevated area of land.
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| Oasis | An area in the desert with a water source.
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| Glacier | A large area of slowly-moving ice.
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| Mountain | An area of rugged land that generally rises higher then 2,000 feet.
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| Desert | An extremely dry area with little water and few plants.
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| Valley | an area of low land between hills or mountains.
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| Canyon | A deep, narrow, valley with steep walls.
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| Dune | A hill of sand shaped by the wind.
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| Hill | A rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain.
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| Volcano | an opening in the earth's crust where lava, ash, and gases erupt.
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| Plain | A nearly flat area.
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| Coast | an area of land near the ocean
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| Gulf | A large part of the ocean that extends into land.
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| Wetland | An area of and covered by shallow water
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| Isthmus | A narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas.
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| Ocean | A large body of water
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| delta | An area where a river deposits soil into ocean.
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| River | A natural flow of water that runs through the land.
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| Forest | An area of densely wooden land.
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| Sinkhole | A circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses.
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| Strait | A narrow body of water connected two larger bodies of water.
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| Island | An area of land surrounded entirely by water.
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| Bay | Part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf.
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| Peninsula | An area of land that sticks out into the lake or ocean.
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| Coral Reef | An ocean ridge made up of skeletal remains of tiny sea animals.
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| Lake | An inland body of water.
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