Plateau

A high, flat area that rises steeply above the surrounding land.

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Oasis

A fertile area in the desert that is watered by a spring.

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DesertA dry environment with few plants and animals.

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peninsula

A body of land nearly surrounded by water

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Bay

Part of an ocean or lake that extends deeply into the land

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HillA rounded, raised landform; not as high as a mountain 7

Canyon

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

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Gulf

Part of an ocean that extends into the land; larger than a bay.9.

ReservoirA natural or artificial lake used to store water.

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MESAA hill with flat top ; smaller than a

plateau.

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Butte- a small flat-topped hill smaller than a mesa or plateau

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An area of low land between

hills or mountains.

Valley

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Coast

The landAlong

an

Ocean.

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ISLAND

A BODY OF LAND COMPLETELY SURROUDED BY WATER

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Ocean

A large body of saltwater; oceans cover most of earth’s surface.

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The place where a river empties into a large body of water

MOUTH

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Land made of soil left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water

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Delta

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River BasinAll land that is drained by a river or its tributaries.

Plain A large area of nearly flat land.

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Port

A place where ships load and unload their goods.

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CANAL

A channel built to carry water

for irrigation or transportation.

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A sheltered place along a coast where boats dock safely.

Harbor:

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PEAK

the top of a mountain

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A line above which trees do not grow

TIMBERLINE

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RIVER

a stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water.

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MOUNTAIN PASS

Basin

A bowl shaped landform surrounded

by higher land

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Mountain Range

A row or chain of mountains.

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A waterfall is a flow of water falling vertically.

Waterfalls

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The starting point of a river

source

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TRIBUTARY

A smaller river that flows into a larger river

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A body of water completely surrounded by land.

LAKE

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Glacier

A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across land.

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A high landform with steep sides; higher than a hill.

Mountain

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VOLCANO

An opening in Earth’s surface through which hot rock and ash are forced

out.

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