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Semester I Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Altitude | The height above sea level |
| Archipelago | A chain of many islands |
| Arid | Dry and barren; lacking sufficient water for things to grow |
| Atoll | A coral reef surrounding a central lagoon |
| Aurora Borealis | Brilliant lights found in the Northern Hemisphere |
| Basin | A region drained by a river; land largely enclosed by higher land |
| Bay | Part of a body of water which reaches into the land (Smaller than a gulf) |
| Canal | A narrow, man-made channel of water that joins other bodies of water |
| Canyon | A deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| Chasm | A deep crack in the earth's surface |
| Cordillera | |
| Delta | the land deposited at the mouth of a river |
| Depression | Lowland area, often below sea level, with no drainage outlet |
| Escarpment | A steep slope or cliff |
| Estuary | An inlet or arm of the sea where the tide meets the current |
| Plateau | Tableland, a highland plain or elevated area |
| Prairie | Level or hilly land covered with grass but no trees |
| Precipice | A vertical or overhanging rock, steep cliff |
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