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A BROAD, FLAT AREA OF LAND HIGHER THAN THE SURROUNDING LAND
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PLATEAU
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THE STEEP, ALMOST VERTICAL EDGE OF A HILL, MOUNTAIN, OR PLAIN
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CLIFF
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A NARROW, DEEP VALLEY WITH STEEP SIDES
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CANYON
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A LARGE, POWERFUL WATERFALL
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CATARACT
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A WIDE, FLAT-TOPPED MOUNTAIN WITH STEEP SIDES, LARGER THAN A BUTTE
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MESA
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A LARGE, LEVEL AREA OF GRASSLAND WITH FEW OR NO TREES
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PRAIRIE
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A WIDE, TREELESS PLAIN
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STEPPE
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NATURAL ELEVATION OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE WITH STEEP SIDES AND GREATER HEIGHT THAN A HILL
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MOUNTAIN
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LOW LAND BETWEEN HILLS OR MOUNTAINS
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VALLEY
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A LARGE ICE MASS THAT MOVES SLOWLY DOWN A MOUNTAIN OR OVER LAND
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GLACIER
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AN OPENING IN THE EARTH, USUALLY RAISED, THROUGH WHICH GASES AND LAVA ESCAPE FROM THE EARTH'S INTERIOR
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VOLCANO
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A NARROW STRIP OF WATER CONNECTING TWO LARGE BODIES OF WATER
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STRAIT
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A BODY OF LAND SURROUNDED BY WATER
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ISLAND
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AN AREA OF LAND THAT IS SATURATED BY WATER
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SWAMP
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A RAISED, FLAT AREA OF LAND WITH STEEP CLIFFS; SMALLER THAN A MESA
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BUTTE
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A SPOT OF FERTILE LAND IN A DESERT, FED BY WATER FROM WELLS OR UNDERGROUND SPRINGS
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OASIS
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A DRY AREA WHERE FEW PLANTS GROW
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DESERT
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FLAT LAND NEAR THE EDGES OF RIVERS FORMED BY MUD AND SILT DEPOSITED BY FLOODS
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FLOOD PLAIN
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A POINTED PIECE OF LAND EXTENDING INTO AN OCEAN OR LAKE
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CAPE
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LEVEL OF THE OCEAN'S SURFACE USED AS A REFERENCE POINT WHEN MEASURING THE HEIGHT OR DEPTH OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
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SEA LEVEL
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PART OF AN OCEAN OR LAKE PARTIALLY ENCLOSED BY LAND
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BAY
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A SHELTERED AREA OF WATER DEEP ENOUGH FOR DOCKING SHIPS
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HARBOR
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THE PLACE WHERE A RIVER FLOWS INTO A LAKE OR OCEAN
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MOUTH
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SOFT, WET, LOW-LYING GRASSY LAND THAT SERVES AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN WATER AND LAND
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MARSH
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A TRIANGULAR AREA OF LAND FORMED FROM DEPOSITS AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER
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DELTA
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