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Geography Landforms
Landforms of all kinds! (7th grade)
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Geography
7th Grade
10/13/2009

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Archipelago
Definition
a large group of islands
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Atoll
Definition
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
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Badlands
Definition
wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and water
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Bay
Definition
a body of water that extends into the land
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Beach
Definition
a rocky or sandy edge of land along a body of water
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Butte
Definition
an isolated hill with sloping sides and a small flat top
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Canyon
Definition
a deep valley with steep sides
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Cape
Definition
a point of land that juts out into water
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Cave
Definition
a hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside
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Channel
Definition
a body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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Cliff
Definition
a high steep face of rock or earth
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Continent
Definition
one of the seven great land masses on earth
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Delta
Definition
a fan-shaped deposit of sand and mud at the mouth of a river
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Desert
Definition
a region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live
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Dune
Definition
a hill of sand formed by blowing wind
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Fjord
Definition
a long narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or slopes
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Forest
Definition
a large area of land covered with trees and other plants
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Geyser
Definition
a spring that spouts hot water and steam from time to time
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Glacier
Definition
a large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or through a valley
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Gulf
Definition
a large body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land
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Hill
Definition
a raised part of the earth's surface that is lower than a mountain
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Iceberg
Definition
a huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier
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Island
Definition
a piece of land that is surrounded by water
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Isthmus
Definition
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
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Jungle
Definition
an area of thick tangled plants usually found near a river or swamp
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Lagoon
Definition
a shallow body of water that is partly
off from the sea
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Marsh
Definition
a low wet area where grasses rushes and cattails grow
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Mesa
Definition
a raised area with steep sides and a large flat top
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Mountain
Definition
a high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak
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Ocean
Definition
the body of salt water that covers most of the earth
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Peninsula
Definition
an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water
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Plain
Definition
a large low area of fat or rolling land with few
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Plateau
Definition
a flat area of land that is higher that the land around it
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Prairie
Definition
a region of flat or hill land covered by tall grasses
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River
Definition
a long body of water that flows over land
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Sea
Definition
a body of saltwater that is partly enclosed by land
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Sound
Definition
a long wide ocean inlet
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Strait
Definition
a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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Swamp
Definition
a low wet are where trees and high
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Tundra
Definition
a cold dry treeless region
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Valley
Definition
an area of low land between mountains or hills
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Volcano
Definition
a hole in the earth's crust through
Term
Waterfall
Definition
a stream of water that falls fro a high place
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Lake
Definition
a shallow body of water that is partly cut
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