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Geography
7th Grade
08/25/2016

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Basin
Definition
Bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land.
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Bay
Definition
An inlet of the sea or some other body of water, Usually smaller than a gulf.
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Bluff
Definition
High,steep face of rock or earth.
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Canyon
Definition
Deep, narrow valley with steep sides.
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Cape
Definition
Point of land that extends into water.
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Cateract
Definition
Large waterfall.
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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 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 rivers form water-falls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land.
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Flood Plain
Definition
Flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by silt deposited by floods.
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Foot Hills
Definition
Hilly area at the base of a mountain.
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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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Glacier
Definition
Large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land.
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Hill
Definition
Land that rises above the land around it.
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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 lage 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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