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Lucy Thompson
Geography Terms
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Geography
7th Grade
08/25/2016

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Basin
Definition
Bowl-haped area of land surrounded by higher land.
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Bay
Definition
An inlet of the sea or some other body of water, usuall smaller than a gulf
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Bluff
Definition
High, steep face of rock or earth
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Canyon
Definition
Deep, narrow valley with steep sides
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Cape
Definition
Point of land that extends into water
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Cataract
Definition
Large waterfall
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Channel
Definition
Deepest part of a body of water
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Cliff
Definition
High, steep face of rock or earth
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Coast
Definition
Land along a sea or ocean
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Coastal Plain
Definition
Area of flat land along a sea or ocean
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Delta
Definition
Triangle-shped rea of land at the mouth of a river
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Desert
Definition
Dry land with a few plants
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Dune
Definition
Hill of sand piled up by the wind
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Fall Line
Definition
Area along which rivers form water-falls or rapids a the rivers drop to lower land
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Floodplain
Definition
Flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by silt deposited by floods
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Foothills
Definition
Hilly area at the base of a mountain
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Glacier
Definition
Large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
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Gulf
Definition
Part of sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay
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Hill
Definition
Land that rises above the land around it
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Inlet
Definition
Any area of water extending onto the land from  larger body of water
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Island
Definition
Land that has water on all sides
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Isthmus
Definition
Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land
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Lagoon
Definition
Body of shallow water
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Lake
Definition
Body of water with land on all sides
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Marsh
Definition
Lowlan with moist soil and tall grases
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