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1
Q

______body of water along a _____ but protected from the ocean

A

Shallow, coast Lagoon

2
Q

Hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has a ___ top and ___ sides

A

flat, steep Butte (not butter or beauty or butt)

3
Q

One of Earth’s principal landmasses: Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

A

Continent (not incontinent)

4
Q

_____of a body of water, usually ______ or pebbled

A

Shore, sandy Beach

5
Q

High steep ____ face.

A

Rock Cliff

6
Q

Area of a ___ or ____ partly surrounded by land

A

sea, ocean Bay

7
Q

Pointed landmass projecting into a body of ____

A

water Cape (e.g., Cape Canaveral)

8
Q

Deep ____ with steep walls cut into the earth by running _____.

A

valley, water Canyon (occasionally spelled cañon)

9
Q

Group or ____ of islands

A

chain Archipelago (e.g., Aleutian Islands)

10
Q

Narrow strip of land that lies between two bodies of ____ and connects two larger pieces of _____

A

water,land Isthmus (e.g, Isthmus of Panama)

11
Q

Land entirely surrounded by _____

A

water Island (e.g., Island of Misfit Toys)

12
Q

Land higher than level ground but not as high or as steep as a __________

A

mountain Hill

13
Q

Usually a ______ deposit of silt, sand, and small rocks at the mouth of a river

A

triangular Delta (e.g., Nile Delta)

14
Q

Dry area of land with fewer than ___ inches of precipitation a year

A

10 Desert (e.g., Sahara desert)

15
Q

Slow-moving ___of thick ____

A

river, ice Glacier

16
Q

Large area of a sea or ____ partly surrounded by land

A

ocean Gulf

17
Q

Landmass surrounded by water on ____ sides

A

three Peninsula

18
Q

Large inland body of ____ water or ____ water

A

fresh, salt Lake (e.g., Land O’ Lakes Butter)

19
Q

High, ____land; larger than a mesa

A

flat Plateau

20
Q

Broad, flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a _____, but smaller than a ______

A

butte, plateau Mesa

21
Q

Treeless ____ usually covered with tall grass

A

plain Prairie

22
Q

Elevation higher than a ____

A

hill Mountain

23
Q

Large natural stream of _____ that empties into another body of ______

A

water, water River (e.g., Chicago River)

24
Q

Entire body of ____ ______ that covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface

A

salt, water Ocean

25
Q

Low place between ____ or ______

A

hills, mountains Valley (e.g., Fox River Valley)

26
Q

Large body of salt water completely or partly surrounded by land

A

Sea (e.g., Dead Sea, where Uncle David swam)

27
Q

Narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

A

Strait (e.g., Strait of Hormuz)

28
Q

Wetland of fresh or salt water with reeds and a variety of plant life

A

Swamp (e.g., where swamp monsters live)

29
Q

Opening in Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected

A

Volcano (e.g., Mount Jack and Annie Book)