Landforms Geography Vocab.
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| landforms | physical features of the earth’s surface
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| savana | open grassland with widely spaced trees in a hot, seasonally dry climate
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| strait | relatively narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water
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| channel | the deepest part of a river harbor or a large strait
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| geyser | natural spring that ejects steam and hot water into the air
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| sea, gulf, & bay | body of saltwater partially enclosed by land
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| canal | artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
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| canyon | deep valley with high, steep hills
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| tundra | vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants
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| glacier | arge body of ice that moves across the
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| peninsula | landform surrounded by water on three sides
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| island | piece of land completely surrounded by water
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| archipelago | chain of islands
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| fjord | long, narrow coastal valley between tall, rocky cliffs
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| isthmus | narrow strip of land between two seas or oceans that connects two larger land areas
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| plateau | large flat area of land that is usually higher than the land around it, with at least one steep slope
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| plain, prairie | large area of relatively flat or gently rolling land
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| dune | ridge or hill of sand blown or drifted by the wind in deserts or on beaches
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| atoll | ring-shaped island formed by coral buildup on the rim of an underwater volcano
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| crater | bowl-shaped depression in the earth or the funnel-shaped opening of a volcano
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| valley | elongated lowland between mountain ranges or hills
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| rainforest | a dense tropical evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches
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| marsha | wetlands area always or sometimes covered with shallow water
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| mountain | rugged mass of rock that rises above the surrounding landscape with steep slopes and a peak or summit
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| desert | dry, barren region that receives little or no precipitation
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| lake | large body of fresh or salt water that is entirely surrounded by land
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