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Landform Definitions 1-17
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Geography
6th Grade
10/01/2008

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basin
Definition
bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land
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bay
Definition
body of water that is part of a sea or a ocean and is partly enclosed by land
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bluff
Definition
high, steep face of rock or earth
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canyon
Definition
deep, narrow vally with steep sides
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cape
Definition
point of land that extends into water
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cataract
Definition
place where water runs fast over rocks
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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 land at a river's mouth
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desert
Definition
dry land with few plants
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dune
Definition
hill of sand piled up by wind
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fall line
Definition
area along which rivers form water falls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land
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floodplain
Definition
flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by the 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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