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Geographic Terms by Definition

Name these Geographic Terms by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition.
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Last updated: July 31, 2017
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a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill
Mountain
a considerable inland body of standing water
Lake
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage
Harbor
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
Isthmus
a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side
Plateau
a natural stream of water of usually considerable volume
River
a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
Canyon
arid land with usually sparse vegetation
Desert
one of the great divisions of land of the Earth
Continent
a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
Fjord
a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
Glacier
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a political state or nation or its territory
Country
an administrative subdivision of a country
Territory
a tubular anatomical passage or channel
Canal
a moist subarctic forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir) that begins where the tundra ends
Taiga
a coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
Atoll
a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water
Strait
an expanse of water with many scattered islands
Archipelago
a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point
Cape
an elongate depression of the earth's surface usually between ranges of hills or mountains
Valley
the alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
Delta
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2 Comments
Malbaby
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Level 70
Jul 31, 2017
Harbour should be accepted surely?
WolfCam
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Level 67
Jul 31, 2017
It is now
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