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Geology
8th Grade
01/27/2011

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Archipelago
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Either a group of islands or a body of water that has islands in it.
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Atoll
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A circular coral island that encloses a lagoon, commonly formed on top of submerged volcanoes.
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Bay
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A body of water that penetrates a coastline. Wider in the middle, smaller than a gulf, larger than a cove.
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Canyon
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A deep, narrow depression in the earths surface, often having a river running through it. Also called gorges, not as deep as ravines.
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Cape
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A point of land extending into the sea, smaller than a peninsula, when mountainous called a promontory or headland.
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Continental Divide
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The highest point of a continent, determines the river flow.
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Delta
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The triangular shaped land at the mouth of some large rivers: formed when river flow can't wash away soil.
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Estuary
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An ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river, salinity varies based on tides.
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Fjord
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A narrow, winding ocean inlet that penetrates a coastline. Has steep cliffs along its route.
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Glacier
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A river of ice, moving slowly down a mountain slope or out from central mass.
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Gulf
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A part of ocean or sea enclosed by a curving coastline. A more fully enclosed salt water body is called a sea.
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Headwaters
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Upper river springs, streams, ect.
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Island
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A body of land surrounded by water, smaller than a continent.
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Isthmus
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A narrow strip of land connecting a peninsula with a larger land mass.
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Lagoon
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Mesa
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Ocean Currents
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Peninsula
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Plateau
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Reef
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Strait
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