Geography Terms

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Geography Terms
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Desert
a region of little rainfall where few plants and
animals live
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Mountain
a high area of land with steep sides and a sharp
peak
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Hill
a raised part of the earths surface that is
lower than a mountain
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Bay
a body of water that extends into land
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Continent
one of the seven great land masses on earth
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Island
a piece of land that is surrounded by water
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Plateau
a flat area of land that is higher than the land
around it
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Lake
an inland body of fresh or salt water
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Plain
a large, low area of flat or rolling land with
few trees
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Canyon
a deep valley with steep sides
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Mesa
a raised area with steep sides and a large, flat
top
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Valley
an area of low land between mountains and hills
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Strait
a narrow body of water that connects two larger
bodies of water
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Peninsula
an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water
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River
a long body of water that flows over land
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Swamp
a low, wet area where trees and high shrubs grow
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Regions of the United States
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Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
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Interior Plains
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Mojave Sonoran Deserts
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Delaware Chesapeake Bay
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Swampy areas