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Geography Terms
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a region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live
Desert a region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live
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a high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak
Mountain a high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak
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a raised part of the earth’s surface that is lower than a mountain
Hill a raised part of the earth’s surface that is lower than a mountain
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a body of water that extends into land
Bay a body of water that extends into land
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one of the seven great land masses on earth
Continent one of the seven great land masses on earth
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a piece of land that is surrounded by water
Island a piece of land that is surrounded by water
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a flat area of land that is higher than the land around it
Plateau a flat area of land that is higher than the land around it
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an inland body of fresh or salt water
Lake an inland body of fresh or salt water
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a large, low area of flat or rolling land with few trees
Plain a large, low area of flat or rolling land with few trees
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a deep valley with steep sides
Canyon a deep valley with steep sides
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a raised area with steep sides and a large, flat top
Mesa a raised area with steep sides and a large, flat top
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an area of low land between mountains and hills
Valley an area of low land between mountains and hills
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a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Strait a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water
Peninsula an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water
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a long body of water that flows over land
River a long body of water that flows over land
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a low, wet area where trees and high shrubs grow
Swamp a low, wet area where trees and high shrubs grow
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Regions of the United States
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Rocky Mountains Appalachian Mountains
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Interior Plains
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Mojave & Sonoran Deserts
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Delaware & Chesapeake Bay
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Swampy areas
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