Landforms and Bodies of Water
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| archipelago | a group or cluster of islands
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| basin | an area of land surrounded by higher land which drain into the shallower center
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| cataract | a large waterfall
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| canyon | a narrow or deep valley with steep sides
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| cape | a point of land that sticks out into a body of water
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| delta | land formed by deposits of sand, silt, and small rocks deposited at the mouth of a river
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| desert | a dry, usually sandy region with very few trees and little annual rainfall
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| divide | a high area that separates the flow of water in 2 different directions
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| floodplain | a flat area on either side of a river; formed when sediment settles on the riverbanks
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| gulf | a part of a sea or ocean that is partially enclosed by land, usually larger than a bay
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| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger river
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| island | an area of land that is completely surrounded by water
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| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger pieces of land
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| lake | a large body of water surrounded by land
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| mountain | a very high area of rocky land, usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top
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| mountain range | a group of mountains that are connected in a chain or row
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| peninsula | a body of land that is surrounded on 3 sides by water
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| plateau | a flat highland with at least one steep side
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| prairie | a wide plains region with relatively flat areas of land and few tress covered in tall grasses
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| river | a stream of water that flows over land and empties into a larger body of water like a lake, sea, or ocean
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| sea | a body of water, often connected to an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded by land
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| strait | a narrow strip of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water
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| tundra | a cold, flat, treeless plain with ground that is permanently frozen
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| valley | a low place between hills or mountains
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| volcano | a cone-shaped mountain vent in the earth's crust
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