Geography Words
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GEOGRAPHY WORDS
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Mountain
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings and is higher than a hill.
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Source ( of a river)
The beginning of a river and the cause of the river.
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River Basin The land area drained by a river and its
tributaries.
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Peninsula A peninsula is a piece of land that is
bordered on three sides by water, but is still attached to the mainland.
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Butte A narrow flat-topped hill of resistant rock with
very steep sides.
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Mesa An isolated, relatively flat-topped natural
elevation, usually more extensive than a butte and less extensive than a plateau.
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Island
a land area with water all around it.
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Monadnock A mountain or rocky mass that has resisted
erosion and stands isolated in an essentially level area.
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Cape
A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point.
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Estuary
A water passage where the tide meets a river current.
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Pond
A body of water usually smaller than a lake.
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Swamp
A wetland dominated by woody vegetation.
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Urban Characteristic of or accustomed to cities.
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Deciduous Forest A type of forest characterized by trees
that seasonally shed their leaves.
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Isthmus A narrow strip of land, bordered on both
sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
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Volcano A vent in the earth's crust through which
lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
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Basin A natural or artificial hollow place
containing water.
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Delta A nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit
between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular.
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Cave
A hallow in the earth horizontally to a hill or mountain.
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Continent One of the main landmasses of the globe,
usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
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