Dam -A wall built across a river, creating a lake that stores water. Page 2

Desert A dry environment with few plants and animals. pg. 4

A body of land nearly surrounded by water 5

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A rounded, raised landform; not as high as a mountain Hi 7 Pg.7

Part of an ocean that extends into the land; larger than a bay. 9

A hill with flat top ; smaller than a plateau. Pg.11

A small flat- topped hill smaller than a mesa or plateau 12

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The land along an ocean. 14

Island A body of land completely surrounded by water. 15

A large body of salt water, oceans cover much of earth’s surface.

The place where a river empties into a larger body of water Page 17 17

Land made of soil left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water Page:18

All the land that is drained by a river and its tributaries. #19

A large area of nearly flat land. Pg. 20

Port A place where ships load and unload their goods. 21

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A sheltered place along a coast where boats dock safely. Harbor: 23

the top of a mountain page 24

 A line above which trees do not grow  25  25

26 A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water.

Mountain Pass A narrow gap through a mountain range. 27

A bowl shaped landform surrounded by higher land. Basin 28

Mountain Range A row or chain of mountains. 29

A waterfall is a flow of water falling vertically. Waterfalls Page 30

The starting point of a river. pg 31

Tributary A smaller river that flows into a larger river

Lakes Body of water completely surrounded by land Page.#33

Glacier A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across land. Page 35

Mountains A high landform with steep sides; higher than a hill. Page.#35

An opening in Earth’s surface through which hot rock and ash are forced out. 36