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lesson 13
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Geology
5th Grade
01/09/2013

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isthmus

 

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a massaive strip of land conecting to another
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tributary

 

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a stream that flows into a larger stream or body of water
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peninsula

 

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 a piece of land that is connected to the mainland of in insthumas
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valley

 

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1. An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.
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strait

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A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
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gorge

 

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a deep narrow entrance into the outwork of a fortifacation
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delta

 

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usually triangular alluvial desposite of the mouth of the river
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plateau

 

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An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
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oasis

 

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A fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

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