Quizlet Geographic Terms-Set 3

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  1. butte: a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs;smaller than a mesa
  2. current: the swiftest part of any moving body of water
  3. desert: dry area with few plants; receives less than 10 inches of rain a year
  4. flood plain: flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods
  5. glacier: a large, slow-moving river of ice
  6. lagoon: shallow body of water partly cut off from the sea
  7. mountain pass: a gap between mountains
  8. oasis: a fertile spot in the desert fed by wells or underground springs
  9. plain: a broad, level area of land
  10. reservoir: a place where water is kept
  11. savanna: region with scattered trees and grassland
  12. tributary: a stream or river that flows into a larger river
  13. valley: low land between mountains or hills