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Note: Feel free to change any of the definitions – I mainly took them from the book and Nat Geo Encyclopedia. 

 

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Desert 

 A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. 

  

Mountain 

 A Mountain is a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill. Tectonic forces often form 

mountains. 

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River System 

 A river system is a river and all the tributaries that flow into it.  A tributary is 

a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.           

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Delta 

 A delta is the triangle­shaped deposit of sand and sediment that occurs where 

a river flows into an ocean.  

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Gulf 

 A gulf is a large inlet (indentation in the shore line) of the sea that cuts deeply 

into the land   

Isthmus 

 An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that links to larger landmasses. 

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Peninsula 

 A peninsula is a long, narrow stretch of land that is surrounded by water on 

three sides.          

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Volcano 

 A volcano is a break in the Earth’s crust where magma and other material 

erupts from the Earth’s interior.  

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Mesa 

 A mesa is a flat­topped mountain or hill. It is a wide, flat, elevated landform 

with steep sides.   

Canyon 

 A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides. 

 

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Hill 

 A hill is a piece of land that rises higher than everything surrounding it. Hills 

are less step and not as high as mountains.           

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Valley 

 A valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a 

river or stream flowing through it.  

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Dune 

 A dune is a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a 

desert.           

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Glacier 

 A glacier is a large mass of ice found near the Earth’s poles or in a high, cold 

mountain valley.    

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Fjord 

 A fjord is a long, deep, narrow body of water that reaches far inland. Fjords are often set in a U­shaped valley with steep walls of rock on either side. 

         

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Island 

 An island is any body of sub­continental land surrounded by water.  

 

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Ocean 

 An ocean is a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. 

  

Sea 

 A sea is a division of the ocean that is enclosed or partly enclosed by land. 

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Oasis 

 An oasis is an isolated spot in a desert where water is found. 

  

Archipelago 

 An archipelago is a group or chain of islands.