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Landforms Flashcards

NEED TO STUDY! (30 cards)

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Basin

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A bowl-shaped land form surrounded by higher land

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Bay

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Part of the ocean or lake that extends deeply into the land

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Canal

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A channel built to carry water for irrigation or transportation

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Canyon

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A deep, narrow valley with steep slides

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5
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Coast

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The land along an ocean

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Dam

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A wall built across a river, creating a lake that stores water

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Delta

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Land made of soil left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water

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Desert

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A dry environment with few plants and animals

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9
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Fault

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The border between two of the plates that make up the Earths crust

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10
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Glacier

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A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land

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Gulf

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Part of an ocean that extends into the land; larger than a bay

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Harbor

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A sheltered place along a coast where boats dock safely

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Hill

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A rounded, raised platform; not as high as a mountain

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14
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Island

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A body of land completely surrounded by water

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15
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Lake

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A body of water completely surrounded by land

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16
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Mesa

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A hill with a flat top; smaller than a plateau

17
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Mountain

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A high platform with steep slides; higher than a hill

18
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Mountain Pass

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A narrow gap through a mountain range

19
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Mouth

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The place where a river empties into a larger body of water

20
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Ocean

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A large body of salt water; oceans cover much of Earths surface

21
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Peninsula

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A body of land nearly surrounded by water

22
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Plain

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A large area of nearly flat land

23
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Plateau

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A high, flat area that rises steeply above the surrounding land

24
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Port

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A place where ships load and unload their goods

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Reservior
A natural or artificial lake used to store water
26
River
A large stream of water that empties into another body of water
27
Source
The starting point of a river
28
Valley
An area of low land between hills or mountain
29
Volcano
An opening in Earth's surface through which hot rock and ash are forced out
30
Waterfall
A flow of water falling vertically