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Landform Studies
Ms.Brewer
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Geography
6th Grade
09/26/2007

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Penisula
Definition
Land surrounded by water on 3 times
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Fjord
Definition
A deepnarrow inlet of the sea
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Strait
Definition
a passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
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Canal
Definition
a Large Waterway
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Plateau
Definition
a high flat landform that rises steeply above the surrouding land.
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isthmus
Definition
a narrow strip of land that is borderd by water on both sides. that connect two larger bodies
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geyser
Definition
a hot spring taht shots out periodic bursts of water and stem
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archipelago
Definition
a large body of water with many islands
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beach
Definition
an expanse of sand and pebbels
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canyon
Definition
a deep valley with steep sides
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dam
Definition
something that stops water from flowing
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desert
Definition
area where there is little or no participation
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plain
Definition
a piece of flat land
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