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Geography terms
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ValleyAn elongated depression
between uplands, hills, or mountains.
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GlacierA glacier is a large, slow-moving
river of ice, formed from compacted layers of snow, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity and high pressure.
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WaterfallA waterfall is a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation.
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TributaryA tributary is a stream or river which flows
into a mainstream river, and which does not flow directly into a sea.
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Gulf
A gulf is a part of an ocean or sea that is enclosed by land.
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Oasis
A small fertile area in a desert region usually
having a spring or well.
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Canyon
A deep valley with very
steep sides
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Fjord
A deep, steep walled valley formed by erosion by a glacier. It is submerged underwater.
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Lagoon
A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef, sand, or coral.
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Sea
A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water
partially enclosed by land.
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SoundA large sea or
ocean inlet larger than a bay.
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GeyserA natural spring marked
by the escape of hot water and steam.
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Aquifer
A group of formations, or part of a formation capable of storing,
receiving and transmitting water.
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ChannelThe bed of a
stream or waterway.
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Suburban
The area around a city. Usually residential with some small businesses.
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Archipelago
a group of many islands in a large body of water
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Taiga
A moist, subarctic coniferous forest that
begins where the tundra ends and is
filled with spruces and firs.
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Peak
The top or summit of a hill or mountain.
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Plateau
an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.
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Strait
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
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Marshlow-lying wet land
with grassy vegetation
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ChaparralA dense, impenetrable
thicket of shrubs or dwarf trees.