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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| butte | A butte is a flat-topped rock or hill formation with steep sides. |
| cliff | A cliff is a steep face of rock and soil. |
| fjord | A fjord is a long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs. |
| marsh | A marsh is a type of freshwater, brackish water or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, pond, lakes and coasts. Marsh plants grow up out of the water. |
| mesa | A mesa is a land formation that has a flat area on the top and steep walls - mesas usually occur in dry areas. |
| topographic map | A topographic map is a map that represents elevations on it. |
| Winkel Tripel projection | A wetland is an area of land that is often wet; the soil in wetlands are often low in oxygen. Wetland plants are adapted to life in wet soil. There are many types of wetlands, including: swamp, slough, fen, bog, marsh, moor, muskeg, peatland, bottomland, |
| sinusoidal projection | A sinusoidal projection is a type of map projection in which lines of latitude are parallel to the equator, and lines of longitude are curved around the prime meridian. |
| planimetric map | A planimetric map is a map that represents only the horizontal positions of features (and not the vertical positions, like heights, which a topographic map shows). |
| oasis | An oasis is a place in the desert that has water and is fertile. |
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