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1 An opening in the earth, usually raised, through which gasses and lava escape from the earth’s interior
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a narrow channel connecting two bodies of water
2 a narrow channel connecting two bodies of water
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A body of land surrounded by water
3 A body of land surrounded by water Circular shaped island made of coral
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a lowland region that is saturated by water
4 Swamp a lowland region that is saturated by water
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5 Flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods
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A raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa
6 A raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa
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A wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte
7 A wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte
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A broad flat area of land higher than the surrounding land
8 A broad flat area of land higher than the surrounding land
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The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean
9 Rangitātā River New Zealand Mississippi River United States The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean
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A point of land extending into an ocean or lake
10 Atlantic Ocean A point of land extending into an ocean or lake
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11 Level of the ocean’s surface, used as a reference point when measuring the height or depth of the earth’s surface
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A sheltered area of water deep enough for docking ships
12 A sheltered area of water deep enough for docking ships
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13 A spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs
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Part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land
14 Part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land
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A large, level area of grassland
15 A large, level area of grassland with few or no trees
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A wide, treeless, grassy plain
16 A wide, treeless, grassy plain
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17 Natural elevation of the earth’s surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill
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Low land between hills or mountains
18 Low land between hills or mountains
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A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land
19 A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land
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A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river
20 A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river Ganges River Niger Lena River
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21 Soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between water and land
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The steep, almost vertical, edge of a hill, mountain, or plain
22 The steep, almost vertical, edge of a hill, mountain, or plain Clovelly, Australia
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A narrow, deep valley with steep sides
23 A narrow, deep valley with steep sides
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24 A step-like series of waterfalls
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volcanoes Shield volcanoes in Hawaii Mt. Fuji in Japan An opening in the earth, usually raised, through which gasses and lava escape from the earth’s interior Lava fountains Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii
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Strait a narrow channel connecting two bodies of water
Strait of Gibraltar
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atoll island Circular shaped island made of coral
A body of land surrounded by water St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Circular shaped island made of coral atoll Maldive Islands, Indian Ocean
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swamp a lowland region that is saturated by water
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flood plain Flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods Mississippi River Flood Plain
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butte A raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa Merrick Butte, Monument Valley, Arizona
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mesa A wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte
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plateau A broad flat area of land higher than the surrounding land
Colorado Plateaus
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(river) mouth The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean
Mouth of the Rangitātā River New Zealand Mouth of the Mississippi River United States The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean
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cape A point of land extending into an ocean or lake Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod Bay
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Sea Level Level of the ocean’s surface, used as a reference point when measuring the height or depth of the earth’s surface
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harbor A sheltered area of water deep enough for docking ships
St. Thomas Harbor, Virgin Islands
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oasis A spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs
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bay Part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land
Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land Hanauma Bay, Hawaii
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A large, level area of grassland with few or no trees
prairie A large, level area of grassland with few or no trees
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Steppe A wide, treeless, grassy plain
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mountain Rocky Mountains Great Smokey Mountains Natural elevation of the earth’s surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho Mountains of Crete
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Valley Sacred Valley, Peru Low land between hills or mountains
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glacier A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land
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delta A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river Ganges River Delta Niger Delta Lena River Delta
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Marsh Soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between water and land
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Cliff Cliff at Clovelly, Australia
The steep, almost vertical, edge of a hill, mountain, or plain Scottish Cliff
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Grand Canyon West A narrow, deep valley with steep sides canyon
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Cataract A step-like series of waterfalls
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archipelago A group of islands
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