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2
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Shallow body of water along a coast but protected from the ocean

A

Lagoon

3
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Hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has a flat top and steep sides

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Butte

4
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One of Earth’s principal landmasses: Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

A

Continent (not incontinent)

5
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Shore of a body of water, usually sandy or pebbled

A

Beach

6
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High steep rock and roll face.

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Cliff

7
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Area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land

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Bay

8
Q

Pointed landmass projecting into a body of water

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Cape (e.g., Cape Canaveral)

9
Q

Deep valley with steep walls cut into the earth by running H2O.

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Canyon (occasionally spelled cañon)

10
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Group or chain of islands

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Archipelago (e.g., Aleutian Islands)

11
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Narrow strip of land that lies between two bodies of water and connects two larger pieces of land

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Isthmus (e.g, Isthmus of Panama)

12
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Land entirely surrounded by water

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

13
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Land higher than level ground but not as high or as steep as a mountain lion.

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Hill

14
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Usually a triangular deposit of silt, sand, and small rocks at the mouth of a river

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Delta (e.g., Nile Delta)

15
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Dry area of land with fewer than 10 inches of precipitation a year

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Desert (e.g., Sahara desert)

16
Q

Slow-moving river of thick ice

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Glacier

17
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Large area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land

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Gulf

18
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Landmass surrounded by water on three sides

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Peninsula

19
Q

Large inland body of fresh water or salt water

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Lake (e.g., Land O’ Lakes Butter)

20
Q

High, flat land; larger than a mesa

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Plateau

21
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Broad, flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a butte, but smaller than a plateau

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Mesa

22
Q

Treeless plain usually covered with tall grass

A

Prairie

23
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Elevation higher than a hill

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Mountain

24
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Large natural stream of water that empties into another body of water

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River (e.g., Chicago River)

25
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Entire body of salt water that covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface

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Ocean

26
Q

Low place between hills or mountains

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Valley (e.g., Fox River Valley)

27
Q

Large body of salt water completely or partly surrounded by land

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

28
Q

Narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

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Strait (e.g., Strait of Hormuz)

29
Q

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

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

30
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Opening in Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected

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