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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A large stream of water that flows into a lake,ocean, or other body of water. | River |
| A land form with high elevation and a pointed or round top higher than a hill. | Mountain |
| A large body of fresh water surrounded by land. | Lake |
| An area of land completely surrounded by water. | Island |
| a dry,barren region that may be sandy and without trees. | Dessert |
| A huge mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain. | Glacier |
| A body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on three sides of water. | Peninsula |
| An opening in the earth,s surface through which steam, ashes, and lava are forced out. | Volcano |
| Point of land that juts into water. | Cape |
| Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf. | Bay |
| Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger than a bay. | Gulf |
| A sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safety. | Harbor |
| A narrow passage of water that joins two larger bodies of water. | Strait |
| A waterway dug across land through which ships can pass. | Canal |
| A large, flat area that rises higher than the land around it;it is larger than a mesa. | Plateau |
| The part of a river where its water flow into another body of water. | Mouth |
| The place where a spring or river starts. | Source |
| Flat, low-lying land build up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited st its mouth. | Delta |
| Low land between hills or mountains. | Valley |
| A group of many islands. | Archipelago |
| A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river. | Tributary |
| Larger body of water completely or partly surrounded by land. | Sea |
| A strip of land connecting two larger land areas and separating two bodies of water. | Isthmus |
| A broad and flat or gently rolling area usually low in elevation and covered with grasses. | Plain |