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Term Definition
beach ap lace where the water meets the land; the land between low and high tides
canyon a deep cut in the earth's surface through which a river flows
Delta land formed from the soil crried by a river and deposited at its mouth
desert a large area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation
dunes hills or ridges of sand found in deserts and on beaches
forest a large area of land covered by a great number of trees and undergrowth
horizon a line in the distance where the earth or ocean appears to meet the sky
lake a body of water surrounded by land
left bank the river bank on one's left when facing downstream
marsh soft, wet land with grasslike vegetation; often near coasts
mesa a flat-topped hill with steep sides, usually in an arid area
mountain a part of the earth's surface that projects very high above the land around it
mountain range a series of mountains and hills that might extend for hundreds of miles
oasis ap lace in a desert where there is water from a well or spring
pass a low place through mountains that allows for passage of people, cars, and so forth
peak the pointed top of a mountain; sometimes a mountain that stands by itself
plain a large, level area of land, usually at lower altitude
plateau a large elevated area of land; generally flat, but may have hills and valleys
pond a small body of water surrounded by land, usually smaller than a lake
right bank the river bank on one's right when facing downstream
swamp wet, spongy land, some parts of which may be covered by water; usuallly has trees
valley a level area of land, sometimes many miles in length, with high land on its sides
volcano a cone-shaped hill or mountain with a hollow center (crater)
waterfall a place where the water in a stream or river drops suddenly over a steep place
isthmus ..a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
strait a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
archipelago a group of many islands in a large body of water
bay an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
fjord A glaciated valley flooded by the sea to form a long, narrow, steep-walled inlet

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Created October 16, 2007
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  1. plateau → a large elevated area of land; generally flat, but may have hills and valleys - 2 misses
  2. desert → a large area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation - 1 miss
  3. marsh → soft, wet land with grasslike vegetation; often near coasts - 1 miss
  4. plain → a large, level area of land, usually at lower altitude - 1 miss
  5. volcano → a cone-shaped hill or mountain with a hollow center (crater) - 1 miss
  6. archipelago → a group of many islands in a large body of water - 1 miss
  7. bay → an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf - 1 miss