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| height of land above sea level |
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| an obeject that is round on all sides |
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| exact location of a place on the earth describrd b global cordinates |
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| part of a large body of water that extendsinto a shore line, generally smaller than a gulf. |
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| a deep and narrow valley with steep walls |
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| point of land that extends into a river lake or ocean |
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| wide strait or waterwaybetween two land masses that lie close toi each other; deep part of a river or other waterway |
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| stretch of high land that seperates river systems |
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| imaginary line that runs around around the Earth half way between the North and South Poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude |
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| large, thick body of slowley moving ice |
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| part of a large body of water that extends into a shore line generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay |
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| a narrow streach of land connecting to two larger land masses |
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| distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees |
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| distance east or west of the Prime Medridian, measured in degrees |
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| broad, flat topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau |
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| (of a river) place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water |
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| body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surronded on three sides of water |
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| area of level land, usually at a low elevation, often covered with grasses |
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| area of flat or rolling land at high elavation about 300-3,00 feet (91-914 m.) high |
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| line of a global grid running from the North Pole to the Soth Pole through Greenwich, England: starting point for measuring degrees of east andwest longitude |
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| changes in elevation over a given are of land |
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| area of ow land beween hills or mountains |
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| mountain created as liquid rock or ash erupts from inside the earth |
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