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Geography Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf) | Bay |
| a flat-topped rock or hill formation with steep sides | Butte |
| a deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river | Canyon |
| a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river | Cape |
| a large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain | Cave |
| a steep face of rock and soil | Cliff |
| a very dry area | Desert |
| is a hill or a ridge made of sand | Dune |
| where a river meets the sea or ocean | Estuary |
| a long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs | Fjord |
| a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground | Geyser |
| a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay | Gulf |
| a raised area or mound of land | Hill |
| a piece of land that is surrounded by water | Island |
| a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses | Isthmus |
| a type of freshwater, brackish water or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, pond, lakes and coasts | Marsh |
| a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill | Mountain |
| a wide, relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees | Prairie |
| a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean | River |
| a large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean | Sea |
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