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Social studies test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bowl shaped area of land surrounded by higher land | Basin |
| Narrower part of an ocean or lake that cuts into land | Bay |
| Narrow waterway dug across land mainly for ship travel | Canal |
| Steep narrow vally with high sides | Canyon |
| Steep wall of rock or earth sometimes called a bluff | Cliff |
| Area of flat land along an ocean or sea | Coastal plain |
| Triangle shaped area of flat land at the mouth of the river | Delta |
| Very dry lands | Desert |
| Area along wich rivers from waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land | Fall line |
| Large area of land where many trees grow | Forest |
| Giant sheet of ice that moves very slowly across a land mass | Glacier |
| Body of water larger than most bays with land around most of it | Gulf |
| Sheltered body of water where ships tie up to land | Horbor |
| Higher land with higher land around it | Hill |
| Land with water all around it | Island |
| Large body of water all or nearly all around it | Lake |
| Flat topped hill with steep sides | Mesa |
| A very tall hill highest land on earth | Mountain |
| Long row of mountains | Mountain range |
| Place where a river empties into another body of water | Mouth |
| Any of the four largest bodies of water on earth | Ocean |