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Landforms Landforms
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Peninsula A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
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Glacier Huge body of ice that moves slowly over land.
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Bay Part of an ocean or lake partly enclosed by land.
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Coast Land that borders on the sea or ocean.
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Isthmus Narrow landform connecting 2 larger pieces of land.
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Lake Body of water encircled by land.
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Mouth of a river Where a river flows into a larger body of water.
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Delta An area formed by soil washed downstream by a river.
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Plateau Large level area of high land.
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Mountain Range A group of connected steep high land areas.
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Lowland between hills or mountains.
Valley Lowland between hills or mountains.
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Source of a River Where a river begins, the water running off the mountain is a water source for a river.
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Strait Narrow waterway that connects 2 larger bodies of water.
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Tributary A stream or river that flows into a larger river.
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Volcano Mountain that builds up around an opening in the Earth’s surface with hot, melted rock underneath.
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Lowland between hills or mountains.
Valley Lowland between hills or mountains.
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Ocean Body of sea water that covers nearly ¾ of the earth’s surface.
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Plain A broad stretch of level or nearly level land.
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Cape Land extending into the sea beyond the rest of the shoreline.
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Mountain High, rocky land usually with steep sides.
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River Stream of water which flows over land and empties into another body of water.
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Island An area of land surrounded by water.
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