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Geography Vocabulary

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    Geography Terms
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  • waterfall
    a stream of water that falls from a high place
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  • volcano
    a hole in the earth's crust through which lava, gases and ash are released
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  • valley
    an area of low land between mountains or hills
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  • tundra
    a cold, dry treeless region where mosses, grasses and lichens grow
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  • swamp
    a low, wet area where trees and high shrubs grow
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  • strait
    a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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  • sound
    a long wide ocean inlet
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  • sea
    a body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land
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  • river
    a long body of water that flows over land
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  • prairie
    a region of flat or hilly land covered by tall grasses
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  • plateau
    a flat area of land that is higher than the land around it
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  • plain
    a large, low area of flat or rolling land with few trees
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  • peninsula
    an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water
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  • ocean
    the body of salt water that covers most of the earth
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  • mountain
    A high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak
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