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Archipelago
a group of islands
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basin
an area of land drained by a given river and its branches: area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations
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Mountain peak
pointed top of a mountain
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mountain range
a series of connected mountains
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bay
part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
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canyon
deep and narrow valley with steep walls
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mouth
(of a river) place where a stream of river flows into a larger body of water
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oasis
small area in a desert where water and vegetation
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cape
point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
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channel
wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other: deep part of a river or other waterway
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ocean
one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
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ocean currents
stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean
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cliff
steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice
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continent
one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
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peninsula
body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
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physical feature
characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource
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Delta
flat, low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
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plain
area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
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divide
stretch of high land that separates river systems
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plateau
area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet (90 to 900 m) high
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downstream
direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth
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reef
a chain of rocks, coral or sand at or near the surface of the water
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escarpment
steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface
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river
large natural stream of water that runs through the land
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gulf
part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
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sea
large body of water completely surrounded by land
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seacoast
land lying next to a sea or an ocean
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harber
a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
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sound
broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands of the coast
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highland
elevated land area such a hill, mountain, or plateau
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source
(of a river) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands
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hill
elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit ; generally smaller than a mountain
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strait
narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
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island
land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water
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tributary
small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream ; a branch of the river
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isthmus
narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
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upstream
direction opposite the flow of a river toward the source of a river or stream
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lake
a sizable inland body of water
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valley
area of low land usually between hills or mountains
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lowland
land, usually level, at a low elevation
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volcano
mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth
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mountain
land with steep sides that rises sharpy (1,000 feet or more) from surronding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill
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