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Social Studies - Geographical Features Flashcards

(11 cards)

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Fjord

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A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed us emergence of a glaciated valley

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Hill

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I naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain

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Glacier

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I slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compact and of snow on mountains or near the poles

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Desert

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A region so arid because of a little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all

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Gulf

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A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth

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Cliff

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A steep rock face, it’s specially at the edge of the sea

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Continent

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Only if the world’s main continuous expanses of land

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Forest

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A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.

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Geyser

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A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air

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Dune

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A mountain or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the seacoast or in a desert

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Delta

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Is a landform that forms from the deposition or sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower moving or standing water

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