| A | B |
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| delta | triangular section of land built up at a river's mouth |
| lake | body of water completely surrounded by water |
| badlands | area of barren land with roughly eroded ridges and peaks |
| glacier | larger body of ice that moves across the earth's surface |
| lagoon | shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll |
| archipelago | a group of closely scattered islands |
| isthmus | a narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water |
| tundra | vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants |
| channel | deeper part of a river or habor |
| peninsula | piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| cliff | a high, steep or over hanging rock face |
| geyser | a natural hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air |
| atoll | ring-shaped island formed by coral buildup on the rim of an underwater volcano |
| gulf | an area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay |
| bay | body of water enclosed by land with a wide outlet to the ocean |
| channel | deeper part of a river or harbor |
| plateau | flat land mass higher than the surrounding area with sloping sides and a flat top |
| mesa | a flat-topped, elevated landform |
| cape | point of land projecting into a body of water |
| sound | long, wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger that a channel |
| desert | desert - dry areas of land, desolate, waterless, and without vegetation |
| fjord | long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater |
| prairie | an inland of grassland area |
| butte | a hill that rises abruptly from surrounding area with sloping side and a flat top |
| marsh | an area of low-lying, wet land |
