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vocabulary review of landforms and bodies of water

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A part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline   Bay  
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A deep, narrow valley with steep walls   Canyon  
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A point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean   cape  
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land along a sea or an ocean   coast  
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flat, low land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth   delta  
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part of a body of water that extends into a shoreline; larger & deeper than a bay   gulf  
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A body of land completely surrounded by water   island  
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narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas   isthmus  
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body of water completely surrounded by land; usually freshwater   lake  
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land with steep sides that rise sharply from the surrounding land   mountain  
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place where a river empties into a larger body of water   mouth of a river  
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body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water   peninsula  
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An area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses   plain  
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An area of flat or rolling land at high elevation, about 300-3,000 ft. high   plateau  
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A large natural stream of water that flows through land   river  
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A small stream or river that flows into a large river or stream   tributary  
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low land between hills or mountains   valley  
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