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meridian	one of the many lines on the globe grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole; used to measure degrees of longitude.
mesa	broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau.
mountian	land with steep side that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill.
mountian peak	pointed top of a mountain.
mountian range	a series of connected mountains.

mouth	(of a river) place where a stream or river flows into a large body of water.
ocean	one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents.
ocean current	stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean.
parallel	one of many lines on the globe grid that circles the earth north or south of the Equator; used to measure degrees of latitude.
paninsula	body of land jutting into a lake or ocean; surrounded on three side by water.

physical feature	characteristic of a palace occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource.
plain	area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses.
plateau	area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300-3000 feet high.
Prime Meridian	line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude.
relief	changes in elevation over a given area of land.

river	large natural stream of water that runs through the land.
sea	large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land.
seacoast	land laying next to a sea or an ocean.
sound	broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast.
source	(of a river) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands.

strait	narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water.
tributary	small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river.
upstream	direction opposite the floe of a river; toward the source of a river or stream.
valley	area of low land between hills or mountains.
volcano	mountain creates as liquid rock and ask erupt from inside the earth.