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Landforms And Waterways Flashcards

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1
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A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean

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Archipelago

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A ring of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea. Sits atop a submerged volcanic cone

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Atoll

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A body of water that is partly I closed by land. Smaller than a gulf

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Bay

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A flat topped rock or hill formation with steep sides

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Butte

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A deep valley with very steep sides. Often carved from the earth by a river

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Canyon

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A pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea ocean lake or river

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Cape

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A large hole in the ground or in side of hill or mountain

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Cave

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Low lying sandy island forces atop a reef

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Cay

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A body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. Also a part of a river of harbor that is deep enough to let ships sail through

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Channel

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A steep face of rock and soil

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Cliff

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Mountain passes

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Col

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A small horseshoe shaped body of water along a coast.surronded pay landform

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Cove

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Low watery landform at the mouth of a river formed from the silt sand and small rocks that flow down stream in the river and are deposited in this word. Often shaped like triangle

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Delta

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A very dry area

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Dessert

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A hill or ridge made of sand. Shaped by wind and change all the time

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Dune

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Imaginary circle around the earth halfway between the north and South Pole

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Equator

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Where a river meets a sea or ocean

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Estuary

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A long narrow sea inlet that is bored by steep cliffs

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Fjord

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19
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Field that instigates how landforms are formed on earth

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Geomorphology

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Natural hot spring that sprays water and steam above ground

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Geyser

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21
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River of ice on land

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Glacier

22
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Part of the ocean that’s partial surronded by water and is bigger than a bay

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Gulf

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Raiders area or mound of land

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Hill

24
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A piece of land surronded by water

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Island

25
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A narrow strip of land connected to bigger land masses. Has water on both sides

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Isthmus

26
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A low lying island usually formed by a reef

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Key

27
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Shallow body of water that is located along side a coast

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Lagoon

28
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Large body of water surrounded by land

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Lake

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Angular distance north or south

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Latitude

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Angular distance east or west

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Longitude

31
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Type of fresh water or saltwater wetland that is formed along a river pond lake or coast

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Marsh

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is a land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls - usually occurring in dry areas.

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Mesa

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a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill

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Mountain

34
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a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill

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Ocean

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is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

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Peninsula

36
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flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.

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Plain

37
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a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.

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Plateau

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a small body of water surrounded by land. Smaller than a lake

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Pond

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a wide, relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees.

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Prairie

40
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a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

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River

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a large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean.

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Sea

42
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a wide inlet of the sea or ocean that is parallel to the coastline; it often separates a coastline from a nearby island.

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Sound

43
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is the beginning of a river.

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Source

44
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a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

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Straight

45
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is water flow on the land that occurs when the soil is saturated with water and the excess water (from precipitation or snowmelt) runs over the surface.

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Surface runoff

46
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a type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddly land and a lot of water. Many trees and shrubs grow

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Swamp

47
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a stream or river that flows into a larger river.

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Tributary

48
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a cold, treeless area; it is the coldest biome.

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Tundra

49
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a low place between mountains.

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Valley

50
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a mountainous vent in the Earth’s crust. it spews out lava, ashes, and hot gases from deep inside the Earth.

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Volcano

51
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When a river falls off steeply, there is a

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Waterfall

52
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an area of land that is often wet; the soil and are often low in oxygen

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Wetland

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