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Challenge A -Geography terms Flashcards

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Altitude

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1.Space extended upward; height; the elevation of an object above its foundation; as, the altitude of a mountain, or column; or the elevation of an object or place above the surface on which we stand, or above the earth; as, the altitude of a cloud or a meteor; or the elevation of one object above another; as, of a bird above the top of a a tree.

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Archipelago

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A group or chain of many islands in a sea (usually shaped like an arch)

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Arm

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An inlet from a sea or other body of water

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Atoll

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A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.

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Bank

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The steep or sloping border of any stream

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Basin

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A low place in the surface of the land, usually with a body of water occupying the lowest part

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Bay

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And inlet of the ocean or part of the ocean bordering on land and partly surrounded by land

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Bayou

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Slow, sluggish stream; usually used to describe inlets from the Gulf of Mexico or from the Mississippi River

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Beach

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A pebbly or sandy shore of the sea or of a lake that is washed by the waves

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Bluff

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A steep, high bank beside a body of water

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Bog

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Very wet, spongy ground not able to support much weight, usually made up of decayed plants

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Branch

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A small stream or creek emptying into a larger stream

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Breakers

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Waves breaking into foam as they approach or dash against the shore

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Brink

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The very edge at the top of a bluff, cliff, or precipice

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Brook

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A natural stream of running water smaller than a river or creek

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Canal

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A constructed channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage

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Canyon

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A deep, narrow valley having high, steep slopes

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Cape

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A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

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Cave

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A deep, hollowed out area under the Earth’s surface

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Cavern

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A large cave of room size or larger

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Channel

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A narrow strip of water

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Chasm

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An empty, deep gap in the surface of the earth

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Cinder cone

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A cone shaped mass of material made by volcanic eruption

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Cliff

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The steep, rocky face of a bluff

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Coast

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Land along the sea

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Continent

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Any one of the seven largest areas of land on the Earth’s surface

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Continental shelf

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The shallow sea area bordering the continents

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Country

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A nation or area of land that is politically controlled by one government

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Cove

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A small, sheltered inlet from anybody of water

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Crag

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A projecting point of rock, usually perpendicular or nearly so

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Crater

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The aperture or mouth of a volcano

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Creek

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A small inlet, bay or cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river

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Cultivated Land

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Tilled; improved in excellence or condition

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Current

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A flowing or passing; a stream; applied to fluids; as a current of water, or of air. The gulf stream is a remarkable current in the Atlantic. A current sets into the Mediterranean.

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Dale

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A low place between hills; a vale or valley

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Dam

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A mole, bank or mound of earth, or any wall, or a frame of wood, raised to obstruct a current of water, and to raise it, for the purpose of driving millwheels, or for other purposes. Any work that stops and confines water in a pond or basin, or causes it to rise

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Dell

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A small, retired valley; a ravine

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Delta

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A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi

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Desert

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An uninhabited tract of land; a region in its natural state; a wilderness; a solitude; particularly, a vast sandy plain, as the deserts of Arabia and Africa. But the word may be applied to an uninhabited country covered with wood.

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Dike

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  1. A ditch; an excavation made in the earth by digging, of greater length than breadth, intended as a reservoir of water, a drain, or for other purpose.
  2. A mound of earth, of stones, or of other materials, intended to prevent low lands, from being inundated by the sea or a river. The low countries of Holland are thus defended by dikes.
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Divide

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A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; a watershed

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Downstream

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Down the stream; as, floating downstream. The direction the current is flowing.

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Drainage Basin

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an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point at a lower elevation, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean.

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Dune

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A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coast, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds.

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Earth

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Earth, in its primary sense, signifies the particles which compose the mass of the globe, but more particularly the particles which form the fine mold on the surface of the globe; or it denotes any indefinite mass or portion of that matter

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Elevation

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(1913)
3.That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
(1828)
7. An elevated place or station.
8. Elevated ground; a rising ground; a hill or mountain.

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Estuary

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An arm of the sea; a frith; a narrow passage, or the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current, or flows and ebbs

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Fall Line

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A break between an upland region of relatively hard crystalline basement rock and a coastal plain of softer sedimentary rock. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls. Many times a fall line will recede upstream as the river cuts out the uphill dense material, often forming “c”-shaped waterfalls

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Field

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  1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.
  2. A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture.
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Fjord

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A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska

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Foothill

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A low hill at the foot of high hills or mountains

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Ford

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  1. A place in a river or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, or by wading.
  2. A stream; a current.
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Forest

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An extensive wood, or a large tract of land covered with trees. In America, the word is usually applied to a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated. It differs from wood or woods chiefly in extent. We read of the Hercynian forest, in Germany, and the forest of Ardennes, in France or Gaul.

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Glacier

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An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland

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Glen

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A valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills

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Gorge

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A narrow passage or entrance; as: (a) A defile between mountains

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Grove

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A wood of small extent. In America, the word is applied to a wood of natural growth in the field,as well as to planted trees in a garden,but only to a wood of small extent and not to a forest

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Gulch

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A ravine, or part of the deep bed of a torrent when dry; a gully

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Gulf

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A recess in the ocean from the general line of the shore into the land, or a tract of water extending from the ocean or a sea into the land, between two points or promontories; a large bay

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Harbor

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A port or haven for ships; a bay or inlet of the sea, in which ships can moor, and be sheltered from the fury of winds and a heavy sea; any navigable water where ships can ride in safety

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Headland

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a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water

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Hill

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A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence. A hill is less than a mountain, but of no definite magnitude, and is sometimes applied to a mountain

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Horizon

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The line that terminates the view, when extended on the surface of the earth

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Iceberg

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A hill or mountain of ice, or a vast body of ice accumulated in valleys in high northern latitudes

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Inlet

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A bay or recess in the shore of the sea or of a lake or large river, or between isles

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Irrigated Land

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Land that is supplied with water artificially by means of ditches, pipes, or streams

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Island

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A tract of land surrounded by water

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Isthmus

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A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland

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Junction

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The place or point of union of two streams, roads, or railroads

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Keys

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] a small flat island, especially one that is part of a group near the coast

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Knob

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A rounded hill or mountain

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Knoll

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The top or crown of a hill; but more generally, a little round hill or mount; a small elevation of earth

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Lagoon

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A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows

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Lake

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A large and extensive collection of water contained in a cavity or hollow of the earth. It differs from a pond in size, the latter being a collection of small extent

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Land

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Earth, or the solid matter which constitutes the fixed part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the sea or other waters, which constitute the fluid or movable part.

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Latitude

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In geography, the distance of any place on the globe, north or south of the equator. Boston is situated in the forty third degree of north latitude

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Ledge

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A ridge; a prominent row; as a ledge of rocks

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Left Bank

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A mound, pile or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding plain, on the left side of something ,either as a defense or for other purposes

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Levee

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A bank or causey, particularly along a river to prevent inundation; as the levees along the Mississippi

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Locks

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A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section

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Longitude

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The distance of any place on the globe from another place, eastward or westward; or the distance of any place from a given meridian

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Marsh

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A tract of low land, usually or occasionally covered with water, or very wet and miry, and overgrown with coarse grass or with detached clumps of sedge; a fen. It differs from swamp, which is merely moist or spungy land, but often producing valuable crops of grass. Lowland occasionally overflowed by the tides, is called salt marsh

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Meadow

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A tract of low land. In America, the word is applied particularly to the low ground on the banks of rivers, consisting of a rich mold or an alluvial soil, whether grass land, pasture, tillage or wood land

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Mesa

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A high tableland; a plateau on a hill

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Mine

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A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, mineral substances and other fossil bodies are taken by digging. The pits from which stones only are taken, are called quarries

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Moor

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A marsh; a fen; a tract of wet low ground, or ground covered with stagnant water

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Mountain

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A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, but of no definite altitude. We apply mountain to the largest eminences on the globe; but sometimes the word is used for a large hill. In general, mountain denotes an elevation higher and larger than a hill

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Mountain Chain

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a series of ranges of mountains

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Mountain Range

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A series of adjoining mountains or of lines of mountains of similar origin

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Mouth

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The part or channel of a river by which its waters are discharged into the ocean or into a lake. The Mississippi and the Nile discharge their waters by several mouths

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Natural Resource

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Something, such as a forest, a mineral deposit, or fresh water, that is found in nature and is necessary or useful to humans

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Oasis

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A fertile or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the presence of water

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Ocean

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The vast body of water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe, called also the sea, or great sea

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Pass

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A narrow passage, entrance or avenue; a narrow or difficult place of entrance and exit; as a pass between mountains

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Pasture

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Ground covered with grass appropriated for the food or cattle

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Peak

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The top of a hill or mountain, ending in a point

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