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Isthmus
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land
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Sea
A body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean
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Hill
a raised area that is smaller than a mountain, it has sloping sides and a rounded top, a few 100ft
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Sound
A long narrow body larger than a straight that connects two larger bodies of water or separate a main island from the island
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archipelago
a group of islands
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delta
soil deposited in the mouth of a river
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harbor
a sheltered body of water where boats can anchor safely, boats dock and it is man made
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plains
a broad flat stretch of land, it is flat and has no trees
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oasis
a spot of fertile land in a desert fed by water from wells or underground springs
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canyon
a narrow deep valley with steep sides
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swamp
an area of land that is partially covered by water
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butte
a raised flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa.
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plateau
a broad flat area of land, higher than the surrounding land
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mesa
a wide flat topped mountain with steep cliffs, larger than a butte
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peninsula
a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water
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source/headwater
the place where a river begins, usually in headlands
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tributary
a stream or small river that follows into a larger river
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island
a body of land smaller than a continent, surrounded by water
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inlet
a small narrow body of water that cuts into the land
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fjord
water-filled canyons, a narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep hills
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cape
a point of land that extends into a sea, ocean, or lake
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gulf
part of a large body of water that extends into the land, usually larger than a bay
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mouth
the part of a river where its waters empty into a body of water
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Prime Meridian
0 degrees W and 0 degrees E, runs through Greenwich England, a line of longitude
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International Date line
An opposite Prime Meridian, 180 degrees, man made
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Hemisphere
- half a sphere, west hemisphere, north hemisphere, east hemisphere, south hemisphere
- hemi means half
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U.S. Great Lakes
- Lake Huron
- Lake Ontario
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Erie
- Lake Superior
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Equator
0 degrees N and 0 degrees S
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Four Mountain ranges
- Appalachian Mountains
- Sierra Nevada
- Cascade
- Rocky Mountains
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