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geo landforms
landforma
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Volcano | An opening in the Earth, usually raised through which gasses and lava escapes from the Earth's surface |
| strait | a narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water |
| oasis | a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs |
| island | a body of land surrounded by water |
| flood plain | flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt and depostited by floods |
| swamp | area of land that is saturated by water |
| plateau | a broad, flat area of land higher that the surrounded land |
| desert | a dry area where few plants grow |
| delta | a triangular area of land formed from deposited at the mouth of a river |
| marsh | soft, wet, low-lying land that serves as a transition between water and land |
| mesa | a wide, flat topped mountain with steep sides, larger that a butte |
| canyon | a narrow, deep valley with steep sides |
| river mouth | the place where a river flows into a lake or ocean |
| harbor | a sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships |
| cape | a pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or lake |
| prairie | a large, level area of grassland with few or no trees |
| cliff | a steep almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain |
| mountain | natural elevation of the Earth's surface with seep sides and greater height than a hill |
| valley | low land between hills or mountains |
| glacier | a large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or overland |
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