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Geography-landforms

TermDefinition
Volcano an opening in the earth, usually raised, where gasses and lava escape from the earth's interior.
Island a body of land surrounded by water.
Straight a narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.
Swamp an area of land that is saturated by water.
Flood plain flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud silt deposited by floods.
Delta a triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river.
Marsh soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between water and land.
river mouth the place where a river flows into a lake or ocean.
harbor a sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships.
bay part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land.
sea level level of ocean's surface, used as a reference point when measuring the height of depth of the earth's surface.
cape a pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or lake.
butte a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa.
Oasis a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells
desert a dry area where few plants grow
prairie a large, level area of grassland with few or no trees.
steppe a wide, treeless plain.
mountain natural elevation of the earth's surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill.
valley low land between hills or mountains.
glacier a large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land.
mesa a wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte.
cataract a large powerful waterfall
canyon a narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
cliff a steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain
plateau a broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.
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