Physical Features
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| hill | round high land, not as high as mountain, but at least 1,000 feet
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| pass | ravine or pass in mountain range
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| canyon | deep narrow valley with steep sides and a stream running through it, such as the Grand Canyon with the Colorado River running through it
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| mountain range | mountains connected in a group formed at the same geologic time period
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| plateau | flat level top of a mountain or hill, think of a flat plate at the top of high land
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| cape | point of land that juts out into the water, such as Cape Cod
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| delta | triangular deposit of sand and soil at mouth of river, such as the Mississippi Delta
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| peninsula | narrow land mass surrounded by water on three sides, such as Florida
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| island | area of land smaller than a continent surrounded by water on all sides
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| archipelago | chain of islands, such as the chain of islands forming Japan
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| isthmus | narrow strip of land joining two larger areas of land, such as Isthmus of Panama connecting North and South America
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| basin | low depression in Earth's surface containing water, think of the bottom of a bowl
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| fjord or fiord | long narrow inlet with steep sides made by glaciers
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| tributary | stream feeding into larger body of water, think of it as "contributing" to the larger body of water
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| sound | wide channel of water between a mainland and an island, such as Rhode Island Sound between mainland and island of Jamestown
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| river | wide stream of fresh water that runs across land
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| lake | large body of water surrounded by land on all sides
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| harbor | body of water near coast where ships can anchor safely
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| strait | narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water, such as Strait of Gibraltar, connecting Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean
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| lagoon | shallow coastal body of water with rocky, sandy coral barrier protecting it from open sea
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| canal | artificial [man-made] waterway constructed for shipping, such as Panama Canal
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| bay | area of sea enclosed by wide inward curving coastline
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| gulf | large sea inlet enclosed by land
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| estuary | wide lower part of river where tide flows in
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