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Stack contains cards for landforms and water forms

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VZ WG 5 Landforms & Waters   show
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show A landform that is nearly surrounded by water and is connected to a larger landmass by an isthmus.  
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show An artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.  
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Fjord   show
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show A body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.  
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Ocean   show
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show Inlet of the sea or any other body of water.  
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show Strait or narrow sea between two land masses.  
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show Thick masses of ice including great ice sheets and bodies of ice that flow down mountains.  
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show Tract of soft wetland.  
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show An area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet.  
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Shoal   show
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Volcano   show
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Pool   show
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Sound   show
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show Any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.  
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Basin   show
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show The salt waters that cover the greater part of Earth's surface; a large, landlocked body of water.  
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Swamp   show
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show An area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.  
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show A fertile area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.  
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show A large group of islands  
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Basin   show
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show Isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides; has a smaller summit than a mesa  
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show Deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through; gorge  
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Cliff   show
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Continent   show
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show Land next to sea; seashore  
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Dell   show
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show Arid, sandy region with only a few, usually specialized, organisms  
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show Small sheltered inlet or bay.  
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Headwaters   show
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show A turn or winding of a stream.  
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show Where the current is fast and surrounding surface is usually broken.  
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Source   show
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Cay   show
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Delta   show
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show A piece of land smaller than a continent completely surrounded by water.  
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show A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon.  
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show A body of water confined by a barrier; a barrier to check the flow of liquid, gas, or water.  
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Hill   show
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show Perpendicular, very deep descent of water over a stream.  
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Bayou   show
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show Part of a fluid body of water in a continous direction.  
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show A part of ocean or stream extending into the land.  
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show Place where stream enters into the larger body of water.  
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Reservoir   show
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Spring   show
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show A natural stream of water.  
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Strait   show
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Divide   show
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Isthmus   show
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Mesa   show
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Mountain   show
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show Elevated flatland; rises sharply above nearby land  
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Prairie   show
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show Ridge of rocks and sand often of coral debris at or near surface of water  
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show Top, peak, or highest point  
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show Rolling, treeless plain;characteristic of subarctic or arctic regions; black, mucky soil, permanently frozen subsoil, and has dominating vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, or shrubs  
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show An elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, especially one following course of stream  
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show A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought - resistant undergrowth  
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show A long cut in the ground marking a collision of plates, where one plate slides under the other.  
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Barrier Island   show
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show Small natural stream of freshwater  
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show Semi enclosed body of water in which fresh and seawater mix; where river meets an inlet of the sea  
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