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| a group or chain of mountains | mountain range
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| a narrow BODY OF WATER that connects two larger bodies of water | strait
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| a high strip of land joining two larger bodies of water | cliff
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| a narrow STRIP OF LAND joining tow larger bodies of water | isthmus
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| a small area of ocean partly surrounded by land | bay
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| the place where a stream or river begins | source
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| a point of land that juts out into the sea or into a lake | cape
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| a large stream of water | river
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| a low hill at the base of a mountain | foothill
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| the land beside the ocean | coast
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| a wide area of flat or gently rolling land | plain
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| a small raised part of the land lower than a mountain | hill
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| a large body of salt water | ocean
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| a large level area of GRASSLAND, with few or no trees | prairie
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| a piece of land completely surrounded by water | island
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| land with a broad base that rises sharply into a peak from the land around it | mountain
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| a very deep valley with steep sides | canyon
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| a sheltered body of water deep enough for ships | harbor
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| a very dry place with little rainfall and few plants | desert
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| the pointed top of a mountain | peak
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| a small flat topped hill with steep sides | mesa
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| soil laid down at the mouth of a river usually shaped like a triangle or a fan | delta
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| a fall or water from a height | waterfall
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| a piece of land surround by water on 3 sides | peninsula
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| a long low area usually between hills or mountains or along a river | valley
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| a very green section in the desert that contains plants and water | oasis
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| a stream that empties onto a larger stream or lake | tributary
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| an area of high flat land that rises above the nearby land on at least one side | plateau
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| a large mass of ice that moves slowly | glacier
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| part of the ocean that extends into the land | gulf
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| a body of fresh or salt water completely surrounded by land | lake
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| an opening in the earth through which lava escapes | volcano
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| a low bowl shaped area surrounded by higher land, a depression in the earth | basin
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| a group of many islands | archipelago
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| butte | an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top
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