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geographical terms and understandings

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one of the four largest bodies of water on earth ocean
a large natural stream of water river
themovement of water from the earth to air and back again to the earht by evaporation, condensation, and precipitation water cycle
the flow of a stream of water either in a river or through an ocean current
the regular rising and falling of the ocean tide
the study of the ocean and the life within it oceanography
a body of freshwater or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land lake
a portion of the sea extending into the land gulf
part of a body of water that reaches into the land, smaller than a gulf bay
a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water strait
a narrow inlet of the sea between the steep sides of a glaciated valley fjord
a narrow strip of water extending into a coast inlet
the beginning of a brook or river source
the part of a river where its waters empty into the sea or into another river mouth
a river that flows into a larger river tributary
land built up by deposits at the mouth of a river delta
the broad mouth of a river into which the tide flows estuary
a riverbank higher than the surrounding land levee
a large river of ice formed from snow on high ground glacier
an area where the soil is under shallow water, such as a swamp, march, or bog wetland
water that lies beneath the surface of the earth groundwater
a usually dry river channel, found in desert regions that fills with running water during a cloudburst wadi
a bed of a salt lake that contains water at irregular periods playa
the level below which the ground is saturated with water water table
an artificial waterway for navigation or irrigation canal
a place where water s collected and stored for future use, especially an artificial basin created by the damming of a river reservior
a part of a river's course where the water rushes over rocks rapids
a body of water encircled by a coral reef lagoon
a very powerful ocean wave, set off by earthquakes or undersea volcano eruptions that causes great destruction on land tsunami
a floating mass of ice that has broken off from a glacier ice berg
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