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| a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side. |
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| any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. |
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| a group of islands closely scattered in a body of water. Usually, this body of water is the ocean, but it can also be a lake or river. |
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| One of seven very large landmasses on Earth that make up a region. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria. |
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| A gap or space made by cleaving or splitting. A long narrow zone of faulting resulting from tensional stress in the earth's crust. |
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| A mound or ridge of skeletons and calcium carbonate deposits. They form in warm, shallow sea waters and provide food and shelter to a wide variety of fish and invertebrates. |
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| a landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation (rainfall). Part of an arid (dry) climate. |
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| an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source, such as a pond or small lake. Can provide habitat for animals and even humans if the area is big enough. |
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| a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land. |
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| Divisions of the Earth's climates into general zones according to average temperatures and average rainfall. Examples on the Earth are the polar, temperate, and tropical zones. |
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| A long, narrow, winding inlet from the sea between steep slopes of a mountainous coast. |
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