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Landforms Of the United States
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What are landforms? Landforms are the natural shapes or features of the earth. There are many different types of landforms found on the earth.
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Bay Part of an ocean or lake, partially enclosed by land
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Canyon Narrow, deep valley with steep sides
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Cape
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Cape Pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or lake
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Cliff The steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain
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Delta Triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river
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Desert Dry area where few plants grow
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Glacier A Large Ice Mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land.
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Gulf A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land
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Harbor Sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships
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Island Body of land surrounded by water
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Lake Water that has land all around it.
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Marsh Soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land – transition from water to land
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Mountains Natural Elevation of the Earths surface, larger than a hill
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Ocean The largest bodies of water on earth, great expanse of salt water.
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Oasis Spot of fertile land in a desert fed by a spring
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Plain A flat area on Earth’s surface.
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Plateau Broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land
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Peninsula A narrow stretch of land surrounded on three sides by water.
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Prairie Large, level area of grassland with few or no trees.
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River A long flowing body of water.
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Sea Relatively large body of water either part of an ocean that is partially surrounded by land or completely landlocked.
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Strait Narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water
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Steppe Wide, treeless plain
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Swamp Area of land that is saturated by water
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Valley Low land between hills or mountains
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Volcano Opening in the earth through which gasses and lava escape
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