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Geo words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A relief map is a topographic map that uses different colors or shades to indicate elevations | relief map |
| A reservoir is a man-made lake that stores water for future use | reservoir |
| A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water | strait |
| An oasis is a place in the desert that has water and is fertile | oasis |
| An ice shelf is a thick slab of floating ice that is next to land | ice shelf |
| A dune is a hill or a ridge made of sand. Dunes are shaped by the wind, and change all the time | dune |
| A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger river | tributary |
| A tundra is a cold, treeless area; it is the coldest biome | tundra |
| An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean | archipelago |
| An azimuth is the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north | azimuth |