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7th Grade
08/25/2016

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  1 basin
Definition
bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land
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2  bay
Definition
an inlet of the sea or some other body of water,usually smaller than a gulf
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3  bluff
Definition
high,steep face of rock or earth
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4  canyon
Definition
deep,narrow valley with steep side
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5 cape
Definition
point of land that extends into water
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6 cataract
Definition
large waterfall
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7 channel
Definition
deepest part of a body of water
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cliff
Definition
high,steep face of rock or earth
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coast


 

Definition
land along a sea or ocean
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coastal plain
Definition
area of flat land along a sea or ocean
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delta
Definition
triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
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desert
Definition
dry land with few plants
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dune
Definition
hill of sand piled up by the wind
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fall line
Definition
area along which river form water-falls or rapids as the river drop to lower land
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floodplain
Definition
flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by silt deposited by floods
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foothills
Definition
hilly area at the base of a mountain
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glacier
Definition
large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
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gulf
Definition
part of a sea or ocean extending into the land,usually larger than a bay
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inlet
Definition
any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water
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island
Definition
land that has water on all sides
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isthmus
Definition
narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land
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lagoon
Definition
body of shallow water
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lake
Definition
body of water with land on all sides
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marsh
Definition
lowland with moist soil and tall grasses
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mesa
Definition
flat-topped mountain with steep sides
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mountain
Definition
highest kind of land
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mountain pass

Definition
gap between mountains
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mountain range
Definition
row of mountains
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mouth of river
Definition
place where a river empties into another body of water
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oasis
Definition
area of water and fertile land in a desert
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ocean
Definition
body of salt water larger than a sea
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peak
Definition
top of a mountain
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peninsula

Definition
land that is almost completely surrounded by water
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plain
Definition
area of flat or gently rolling low land
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plateau
Definition
area of high,mostly flat land
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reef
Definition
ridge of sand,rock,or coral that lies at or near the surface of a sea or ocean
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river
Definition
large stream of water that flows across the land
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riverbank
Definition
land along a river
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savanna
Definition
area of grassland and scattered trees
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sea
Definition
body of salt water smaller than an ocean
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sea level
Definition
the level of the surface of an ocean or a sea
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slope
Definition
side of a hill or mountain
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source of river
Definition
place where a river begins
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strait
Definition
narrow channel of water connecting two large bodies of water
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swamp
Definition
area of low,wet land with trees
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timberline
Definition
line on a mountain above which it is too cold for trees to grow
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tributary
Definition
stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
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valley
Definition
low land between hills or mountains
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volcano
Definition
opening in the earth,often raised,through which lava,rock,ashes,and gases are foced out
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waterfall
Definition
steep drop from a high place to a lower place in a stream or river
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