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Basic Geography Voc.

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Archipelago   Large group or chain of islands  
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Atoll   Ring-shaped coral island or string of island, usually surrounding a lagoon  
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Bay   Part of a large body of water that extends into the land  
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Beach   Gently sloping shore of ocean or other water body  
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Butte   Flat-topped hill; smaller than a mesa  
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Canal   Waterway built to connect two other bodies of water  
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Canyon   Deep, narrow valley with steep sides  
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Cape   Coastline that projects into the land  
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Channel   Narrow strip of water between two land bodies  
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Cliff   Steep rock face  
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Delta   Land formed by deposits at the mouth of the river  
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Desert   Dry, sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation  
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Dune   Mound, hill, or ridge of sand heaped by wind  
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Fjord   Deep narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs  
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Foothill   Hilly area at the base of a mountain range  
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Glacier   Large sheet of ice that moves slowly over a land surface  
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Gulf   Part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land; larger than a bay  
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Hill   Rounded, raised landform; lower than a mountain (less than 1,000 feet above sea level)  
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Island   Body of land completely surrounded by water  
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Isthmus   Narrow strip of land (bordered by water) joining two larger bodies of land  
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Lake   Body of water completely surrounded by land  
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Lagoon   Shallow water ares enclosed within an atoll or cut off from sea by a strip of land  
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Mesa   High, flat landfrom rising steeply above surrounding land; smaller than a plateau  
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Mountain   High, rounded or pointed landform with steep sides (over 1,000 feet above sea level)  
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Mountain Range   Row or chain of mountains  
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Mouth   Place where a river empties into a body of water  
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Oasis   A place in a desert where a supply of water makes the land fertile  
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Ocean   One of Earth's four largest bodies of water  
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Peak   Pointed top of a mountain or hill  
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Peninsula   Body of land almost completely surrounded by water  
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Plain   Large area of level or gently rolling land  
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Plateau   Area of high, flat land; larger than a mesa  
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River   Large stream of water that flows across land and empties into a larger water body  
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Sea   Large bay of water partly or entirely surrounded by land  
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Strait   Narrow waterway or channel connecting two bodies of water  
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Tributary   River or stream that flows into a larger river or stream  
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Valley   V-shaped depression between mountain or hills  
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Volcano   Mountain created by volcanic action  
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Waterfall   Flow of water falling from a high place to a low place  
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