Landforms

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A triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into another body of water. Built up from soil, rocks and pebbles carried downstream.

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delta

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What is land that is completely surrounded by water?

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island

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Choose the correct definition of lake.

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A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides

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Find the correct definition of the underlined word, mountain.

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land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

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Choose the correct definition of river.

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A large, natural flowing body of water that usually empties into a lake or ocean

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A hill or ridge made of sand formed by wind.

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sand dune

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A narrow, deep valley cut by weathering through rock.

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Canyon

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A huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slope (a huge moving mass of ice on land)

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glacier

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What is a large body of salt water usually bigger than a sea?

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Ocean

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The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean

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Coastline