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Topographical Features Flashcards

1
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Berg (OE); beorg

A

Hill/barrow; round with settlement at bottom of hill

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2
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Dalr/Dale (ON)

A

Valley

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3
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Denu/dene (OE)

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Valley

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4
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Dun/Doun (OE)

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Hill, characteristically round hill with flat top for settlement

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5
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Fjall/fell

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Mountain

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6
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Haugr

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Hill, mound

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7
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How

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Hill, mound

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8
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Hlaw

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Mound, hill

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9
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Low

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Mound/hill

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10
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Hlinc

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Ridge

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11
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Linch

A

Ridge

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12
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Hlið

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Slope

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13
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Lith

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Slope

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14
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Hoh

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Heel; spur of land; ridge rising gently to a peak then falling away in a concave slope

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15
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Hough

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Heel; spur of land

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16
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Hoo

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Heel; spur of land

17
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Hop

A

Remote enclosed place; valley

18
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Hrycg

A

Ridge

19
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Ofer

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Ridge, promontory

20
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Ora

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Shore; hill-slope; convex slope; flat-topped ridge

21
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Vað

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Ford

22
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Wath

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Ford

23
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Hyrst, hirst, hurst

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Wood; wooded hill

24
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Gara

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Triangular piece of land, gore

25
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Ceodor

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Ravine

26
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Cinu

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Fissure; ravine

27
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Corf

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Pass

28
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Copp

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Hill or ridge with a narrow crest like summit

29
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Crug (British)

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An abrupt hill with rounded profile

30
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Brey

A

Hill

31
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Mam;mamma (British)

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Breast

32
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Torr (OE)

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Rocky outcrop

33
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Ecg (OE)

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Edge

34
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Clif (OE)

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Hill with a slope steeper than 45o

35
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Helde (OE)

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Slope less than 45o

36
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Penn (Welsh)

A

Head; end; headland

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