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Question | Answer |
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volcano | an opening in the earth that allows lava and gases to escape |
strait | a narrow channel connecting two bigger bodies of water |
island | a body of land surrounded by water |
swamp | a lowland region saturated by water |
flood plain | flat land near the edges of rivers formed by |
delta | a triangular of land formed from deposits at the mouth a river |
marsh | soft,wet,low-lying,grassy land that serves a transition between land and water |
(river)mouth | the place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean |
harbour | a sheltered area of water deep enough to dock ships |
bay/gulf | part of an ocean or lake the is partially surrounded by land |
cape/peninsula | a point of land extending into the ocean or a lake |
sea level | level of the ocean's surface, used when measuring the height or depth of the earths surface |
butte | a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa |
oasis | a spot of fertile land in the desert, fed by |
prairie | a large flat grassy area with few or no trees |
steppe | a wide, flat, treeless grassy plain |
mountain | natural elevation of the earthssurface with steep sides and a a greater height than a hill |
valley | low land between mountains or hills |
glacier | a large ice mass that moves down a mountain or over land |
mesa | a wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte |
plateau | a broad, flat area higher than the surrounding land |
cliff | the steep, almost vertical edge of a hil, mountain or plain |
canyon | a narrow, deep valley with steep sides |
cataract | step-like series of waterfalls |
volcano | an opening in the earth that allows lava and gases to escape |
strait | a narrow channel connecting two bigger bodies of water |
island | a body of land surrounded by water |
swamp | a lowland region saturated by water |
flood plain | flat land near the edges of rivers formed by |
delta | a triangular of land formed from deposits at the mouth a river |
marsh | soft,wet,low-lying,grassy land that serves a transition between land and water |
(river)mouth | the place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean |
harbour | a sheltered area of water deep enough to dock ships |
bay/gulf | part of an ocean or lake the is partially surrounded by land |
cape/peninsula | a point of land extending into the ocean or a lake |
sea level | level of the ocean's surface, used when measuring the height or depth of the earths surface |
butte | a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa |
oasis | a spot of fertile land in the desert, fed by |
prairie | a large flat grassy area with few or no trees |
steppe | a wide, flat, treeless grassy plain |
mountain | natural elevation of the earthssurface with steep sides and a a greater height than a hill |
valley | low land between mountains or hills |
glacier | a large ice mass that moves down a mountain or over land |
mesa | a wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte |
plateau | a broad, flat area higher than the surrounding land |
cliff | the steep, almost vertical edge of a hil, mountain or plain |
canyon | a narrow, deep valley with steep sides |
cataract | step-like series of waterfalls |
volcano | an opening in the earth that allows lava and gases to escape |
strait | a narrow channel connecting two bigger bodies of water |
island | a body of land surrounded by water |
swamp | a lowland region saturated by water |
flood plain | flat land near the edges of rivers formed by |
delta | a triangular of land formed from deposits at the mouth a river |
marsh | soft,wet,low-lying,grassy land that serves a transition between land and water |
(river)mouth | the place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean |
harbour | a sheltered area of water deep enough to dock ships |
bay/gulf | part of an ocean or lake the is partially surrounded by land |
cape/peninsula | a point of land extending into the ocean or a lake |
sea level | level of the ocean's surface, used when measuring the height or depth of the earths surface |
butte | a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa |
oasis | a spot of fertile land in the desert, fed by |
prairie | a large flat grassy area with few or no trees |
steppe | a wide, flat, treeless grassy plain |
mountain | natural elevation of the earthssurface with steep sides and a a greater height than a hill |
valley | low land between mountains or hills |
glacier | a large ice mass that moves down a mountain or over land |
mesa | a wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte |
plateau | a broad, flat area higher than the surrounding land |
cliff | the steep, almost vertical edge of a hil, mountain or plain |
canyon | a narrow, deep valley with steep sides |
cataract | step-like series of waterfalls |
volcano | an opening in the earth that allows lava and gases to escape |
strait | a narrow channel connecting two bigger bodies of water |
island | a body of land surrounded by water |
swamp | a lowland region saturated by water |
flood plain | flat land near the edges of rivers formed by |
delta | a triangular of land formed from deposits at the mouth a river |
marsh | soft,wet,low-lying,grassy land that serves a transition between land and water |
(river)mouth | the place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean |
harbour | a sheltered area of water deep enough to dock ships |
bay/gulf | part of an ocean or lake the is partially surrounded by land |
cape/peninsula | a point of land extending into the ocean or a lake |
sea level | level of the ocean's surface, used when measuring the height or depth of the earths surface |
butte | a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa |
oasis | a spot of fertile land in the desert, fed by |
prairie | a large flat grassy area with few or no trees |
steppe | a wide, flat, treeless grassy plain |
mountain | natural elevation of the earthssurface with steep sides and a a greater height than a hill |
valley | low land between mountains or hills |
glacier | a large ice mass that moves down a mountain or over land |
mesa | a wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte |
plateau | a broad, flat area higher than the surrounding land |
cliff | the steep, almost vertical edge of a hil, mountain or plain |
canyon | a narrow, deep valley with steep sides |
cataract | step-like series of waterfalls |