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Large areas of flat land with fewtrees a. | timberlines | c. | valleys | | b. | canyons | d. | plains |
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Stream of water that flows across the land andempties into another body of water a. | delta | c. marsh | b. | swamp | d. | river |
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Shallow body of water that is located alongside acoast and separated from the ocean by a strip of land or a sandbank a. | fjord | c. lake | b. | lagoon | d. | cape |
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Natural or artificial lakeused to store water a. | lagoon | c. canal | b. | reservoir | d. | fjord |
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All the land that isdrained by a river and its tributaries a. | valley | c. source | b. | river basin | d. | canal |
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Channel built to carry water for irrigation ornavigation a. | strait | c. reservoir | b. | pond | d. | canal |
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Large area covered mostly with trees andbushes a. | tundra | c. forest | b. | prairie | d. | peak |
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Type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddyland and a lot of water; many trees and shrubs grow here a. | oasis | c. marsh | b. | lake | d. | swamp |
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Area of low land between hills ormountains a. | plateau | c. mesa | b. | desert | d. | valley |
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Type of freshwater, brackish water or salt waterwetland that is found along rivers, ponds, lakes and coasts a. | reservoir | c. | marsh | | b. | pond | d. | swamp |
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Sheltered place along a coast where boats docksafely a. | island | c. harbor | b. | lake | d. | reef |
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Small body of water surrounded by land; smaller thana lake a. | cove | c. pond | b. | basin | d. | lagoon |
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Small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the
coast
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Narrow strip of land that connects two larger
bodies of land
a. | peninsula | c. | isthmus | b. | strait | d. | cape |
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Body of land completely surrounded by
water
a. | island | c. | cove | b. | lake | d. | oasis |
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One of the five large bodies of salt water that
covers the earth
a. | gulf | c. | ocean | b. | lake | d. | sound |
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Land along the ocean
a. | lagoon | c. | peninsula | b. | cove | d. | coast |
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Hill with a flat top; smaller than a plateau but
larger than a butte
a. | mesa | c. | timberline | b. | volcano | d. | peak |
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Where a river meets the sea or
ocean
a. | atoll | c. | lagoon | b. | cove | d. | estuary |
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Wide inlet of the sea or ocean that is parallel to
the coastline; it often separates a coastline from a nearby island
a. | sound | c. | estuary | b. | harbor | d. | fjord |
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