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Geography terms
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Geography
7th Grade
08/26/2016

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Mesa
Definition
Flat topped moutain with steep sides.
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Mountain
Definition
Highest kind of land.
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Mountain Pass
Definition
Gap between mountain.
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Mountain Range
Definition
Row of mountains.
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Mouth of River
Definition
Place were a river empties into another body of water.
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Oasis
Definition
Area of water and fertile land in a desert.
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Ocean
Definition
Body of salt water larger than a sea.
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Peak
Definition
Top of a mountain.
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Peninsula
Definition
Land that is almost completly surounded by water.
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Plain
Definition
Area of flat or gently rolling low land.
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Plateau
Definition
Area of high, mostly flat land.
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Reef
Definition
Ridge of sand,rock, or coral that lies at or near the surface of a sea or ocean.
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River
Definition
Large stream of water that flows across the land.
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River Bank
Definition
Land along a river.
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Savanna
Definition
Area of grassland and scattered trees.
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Sea
Definition
Body of salt water smaller than an ocean.
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Sea Level
Definition
The level of the surface of an ocean or a sea.
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Slope
Definition
Side of a hill or mountain.
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Source of River
Definition
Place where a river begins.
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Strait
Definition
Narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
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Swamp
Definition
Area of low, wet land with trees.
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Timber Line
Definition
Line on a mountain above which it is too cold for trees to grow.
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Tributary
Definition
Stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
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Valley
Definition
Low land between hills or mountains.
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Volcano
Definition
Opening in the earth, often raised, through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out.
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Waterfall
Definition
Steep drop from a high place  to a lower place in a stream or river.
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