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Landform Study Flashcards
To study landforms cuz there's a quiz 2morrow !!!!1
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5th Grade
02/03/2011

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Land along sea or ocean
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coast
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Lowland with moist soil and tall grasses
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marsh
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large area of flat land
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plain
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Low land between hills or mountains
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valley
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land tha rises above the land around it
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hill
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triangle shaped are of land at the mouth of a river
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delta
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land that has water on all sides
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island
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large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
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glacier
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opening in earth , often raised , through which lava , rock , ashes , and gases are forced out
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volcano
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Highest kind of land
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mountain
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Narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger areas of land
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isthmus
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Hilly are at the base of a mountain
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foothills
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place where a river empities into another body of water
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mouth
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area of high . flat land with steep sides
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plateau
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Dry land with few plants
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desert
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top of a mountain
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peak
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land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
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peninsula
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deep narrow valley with steep sides
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canyon
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flat topped mountain with steep sides
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mesa
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hill of sand piled up by the wind
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dune
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