Grographical Terms 1-40
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show | Airport
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Elevation or height above sea level | show 🗑
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show | Archipelago
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show | Arm
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A small island the shape of a ring or horseshoe; formed by deposits of coral sea animals | show 🗑
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show | Bank
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A low place in the surface of the land, usually with a body of water occupying the lowest part; example, Great Salt lake in the Great Basin. | show 🗑
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show | Bay
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show | Bay
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The entire area drained by a river system; example Mississippi River Basin. | show 🗑
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show | Bank
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A slow, sluggish strem, usually to describe inlets from the Gulf of Mexico or from the Mississippi River. | show 🗑
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show | Beach
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A steep, high bank bessides a body of water. | show 🗑
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Very wet, spongy ground not able to support much weight; usually made up of decayed plants. | show 🗑
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show | Branch
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show | Breakers
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A wall built in water near the shore to break the force of the waves and to provide shelter for boats and ships. | show 🗑
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A roadway built over a stream, railroad, chasm, or narrow valley. | show 🗑
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The very edge at the top of a bluff, cliff, or precipice. | show 🗑
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A natural stream of running water smaller than a river or a creek. | show 🗑
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show | Canal
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show | Canyon
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A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea. | show 🗑
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A deep, hollowed-out area under the earth's surface. | show 🗑
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A large cave of room size or larger. | show 🗑
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show | Channel
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show | Channel
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An empty, deep gap in the surface of the earth. | show 🗑
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show | City
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show | Cinder Cone
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show | Cliff
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Land along the sea. | show 🗑
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Any one of the seven largest areas of land on the Earth's surface; North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. Sometimes Eurasia is the name given to Europe and Asia together. | show 🗑
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show | Continental Shelf
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show | Country
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show | Country
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A small sheltered inlet from any body of water. | show 🗑
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A projecting point of rock, usually perpendicular or nearly so. | show 🗑
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The bowl shaped opening at the top of a volcano. | show 🗑
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show | Creek
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show | Cultivated Land
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show | Current
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show | Current
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show | Dale
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show | Dam
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