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Vocabulary

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show the elevation of an object in relationship to a given plane, often sea level  
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archipelago   show
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arm   show
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show a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or set of small islands nearly or completely surrounding a lagoon  
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bank   show
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basin   show
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bay   show
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bayou   show
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show the shore of the sea or of a lake, washed by the tide and waves  
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bluff   show
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bog   show
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show a smaller stream running into a larger one or proceeding from it  
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breakers   show
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brink   show
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show a small natural stream of water; a current flowing from a spring  
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canal   show
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canyon   show
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cape   show
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show a hollow place in the earth; a subterraneous cavern; a den; may be natural or artificial  
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show a deep, naturally hollow place in the earth, deeper than a cave  
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show an arm of the sea; a straight or narrow sea between two continents or between a continent and an isle  
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show a cleft or fissure in a rock or the earth's surface caused by a disrupture  
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show a cone-shaped hill of volcanic material surrounding an opening in the earth  
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show a high, steep almost vertical rock, usually on a coast  
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coast   show
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continent   show
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show the edge of a continent that is submerged in water  
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show any tract of land or inhabited land; any region, as distinguished from other regions; a kingdom, state, or lesser district  
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show a small inlet or bay; a recess in the sea shore  
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show a steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken rock or point of a rock  
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crater   show
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creek   show
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show land prepared for crops  
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current   show
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show a low place between hills; a vale or valley  
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show a bank or mound of earth; any wall or a frame of wood raised to obstruct a current of water  
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dell   show
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delta   show
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desert   show
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show a ditch; a mound of earth, stones, or other materials, intended to prevent low lands from being inundated by the sea or a river  
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show a ridge that determines the direction water drains for adjacent water systems; a watershed  
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show the direction a river flows; flowing with the current  
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drainage basin   show
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show hill, mound, or ridge of sand formed by wind  
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earth   show
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elevation   show
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show an arm of the sea; the mouth of a river or lake where the tide meets the current  
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show the point where rivers descend rapidly due to a distinct decline in elevation  
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field   show
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fjord   show
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foothill   show
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show a place in a river or other water where it may be passed by man or beast on foot or by wading  
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show an extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees  
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show a field or an immense mass of ice formed in deep but elevated valleys, remaining frozen throughout the heat of summer  
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show a valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills  
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gorge   show
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show a wood of small extent  
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show a small, narrow hollow with steep walls worn by a stream or torrent of water  
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show a recess in the ocean from the general line of the shore into the land; a tract of water extending from the ocean or a sea into the land between two points or promontories; a large bay  
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show a port or haven for ships; a bay or inlet of the sea where ships can moor  
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show a cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting from the shore into the sea or other expanse of water  
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hill   show
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horizon   show
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iceberg   show
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show a bay or recess in the shore of the sea, a lake, or a large river; a narrow body of water between isles  
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show land watered by causing a stream to flow upon it and spread over it  
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show a tract of land surrounded by water  
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isthmus   show
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junction   show
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show a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water; a cay  
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show a round hill or mount  
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show the top or crown of a hill; a little round hill or mount; a small elevation of earth  
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show an enclosed or partially enclosed shallow body of salt water divided from the ocean by low sandy dunes or a coral reef  
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show a large and extensive collection of water contained in a cavity or hollow of the earth  
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show earth; the solid matter that constitutes the fixed part of the surface of the globe  
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show the distance of any place on the globe, north or south of the equator  
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show a ridge; a prominent row  
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show the slope of ground on the left-hand side of the river when facing downstream  
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show a bank or causeway, particularly along a river to prevent inundation  
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locks   show
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show the distance of any place on the globe from another place, eastward or westward; the distance of any place from a given meridian  
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marsh   show
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show pasture or grassland annually mown for hay  
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mesa   show
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