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Geography
7th Grade
08/26/2016

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1. mesa

Definition

 

flat-topped mountainwith steep sides

 

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2. mountain

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highest kind of land

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3. mountain pass

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gap bewteen mountains

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4. mountain range

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row of mountains

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5. mount of river 

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place where a river empties into another body of water 

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6. oasis

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area of water and fertile land in a desert 

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7. ocean 

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body of salt water larger than a sea

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8. peak 

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top of a mountain 

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9. peninsula

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land that is almost completely surrounded by water

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10. plain

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area of flat or gently rolling low land 

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11. plateau 

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area high, mostly flat land 

 

 

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12. reef

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ridge of sand, rock, or coral that lies at or near surface of a sea or ocean

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13. river

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large stream of water that flows across the land

 

 

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14. riverbank 

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land along a river 

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15. savanna

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area of grassland and scattered trees

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16. sea

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body of salt water smaller than an ocean

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17. sea level

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the level of the surface of an ocean or a sea 

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18. slope 

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side of a hill or mountain

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19. source of river 

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place where a river begins 

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20. strait

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narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water

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21. swamp 

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area of low, wet land with trees 

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22. timberline 

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line on a mountain above which it is too cold for trees to grow 

 

 

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23. tributary

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stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

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24. valley 

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low land bewteen hills or mountains 

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25. volcano

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openig in the earth, often raised, through whic lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out

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26. waterfall 

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steep drop from a high place to a lower place in a stream or river

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