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A large stream of water that flows into a lake,ocean, or other body of water. | River |
A land form with high elevation and a pointed or round top higher than a hill. | Mountain |
A large body of fresh water surrounded by land. | Lake |
An area of land completely surrounded by water. | Island |
a dry,barren region that may be sandy and without trees. | Dessert |
A huge mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain. | Glacier |
A body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on three sides of water. | Peninsula |
An opening in the earth,s surface through which steam, ashes, and lava are forced out. | Volcano |
Point of land that juts into water. | Cape |
Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf. | Bay |
Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger than a bay. | Gulf |
A sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safety. | Harbor |
A narrow passage of water that joins two larger bodies of water. | Strait |
A waterway dug across land through which ships can pass. | Canal |
A large, flat area that rises higher than the land around it;it is larger than a mesa. | Plateau |
The part of a river where its water flow into another body of water. | Mouth |
The place where a spring or river starts. | Source |
Flat, low-lying land build up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited st its mouth. | Delta |
Low land between hills or mountains. | Valley |
A group of many islands. | Archipelago |
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river. | Tributary |
Larger body of water completely or partly surrounded by land. | Sea |
A strip of land connecting two larger land areas and separating two bodies of water. | Isthmus |
A broad and flat or gently rolling area usually low in elevation and covered with grasses. | Plain |