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- A group of closely scattered islands
- Archipelago
- ring shaped island formed by coral build up on the rim of the underwater volcano
- atoll
- deep, narrow valley with high steep walls
- canyon
- triangular section of land buit up at a river's mouth
- delta
- large body of ice that moves across the earth's surface
- glacier
- densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation
- jungle
- large continuous body of salt water
- ocean
- body of salt water surrounded almost entirely by land
- sea
- long, wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel
- sound
- area of barren land with roughly eroded ridges and peaks
- badlands
- point of land projecting into a body of water
- cape
- dry areas of land, desolate, waterless, and without vegetation
- desert
- an area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay
- gulf
- shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll
- lagoon
- piece of land that is surround by water on three sides
- peninsula
- lowland region saturated by water
- swamp
- body of water partially enclosed by land with a wide outlet to the ocean
- bay
- underground hollow often having an opening in the side of a hill or cliff
- cave
- in deserts and on beaches, windblown sands that have formed hills
- dune
- part of land that rises noticeably above the rest of the land
- hill
- body of water completely surrounded by land
- lake
- flat or gently rolling lands
- plain
- sandy, pebbly or rocky shore of a body of water
- beach
- vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants
- tundra
- deeper part of a river or harbor
- channel
- long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater
- fjord
- large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers
- iceberg
- an area of low-lying, wet land
- marsh
- flat land mass higher than the surrounding land, with at least one steep side
- plateau
- lowland between moutain ranges or hills, often having a river or stream running along the bottom
- valley
- hill that rises abruptly from surrounding area with sloping sides and a flat top
- butte
- high, steep or overhanging rock face
- cliff
- dense growth of trees and other plants covering a large area
- forest
- a piece of land surrounded by water
- island
- flat-topped, elevated land form
- mesa
- an inland grassland area
- prairie
- mountains formed when lava rises through the earth's crust
- volcano
- an artifical waterway used for irrigation of travel
- canal
- one of the seven large landmasses on earth
- continent
- natural hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air
- geyser
- narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water
- isthmus
- land that rises above surrounding land with steep slopes and a peak or summit
- mountain
- a stream of water of considerable volume
- river
- steep descent of water from a height
- waterfall
- piece of land not having an outlet to an ocean or a sea
- landlocked
- short narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
- strait
- stream of river that flows into a larger stream or river
- tributary
- all the weather that occurs in an area over a long period of time, it is usually described as a combination of temperature and precipitation
- climate
- dry area of flat or rolling land that supports grasses but few trees, savannas are located in tropical or subtropical areas
- savanna
- the condition of the atmosphere at one point on the earth's surface at a given time
- weather
- the condition of the atmosphere at one point on the earth's surface at a given time
- weather
