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BoelterGeoTerms

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movementthe exchange of goods, ideas or people
mouthwhere the river empties into another body of water
glacierlarge sheet of ice that moves slowly over a land surface or valley
sourcewhere a river or stream begins
fjorddeep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep cliffs
plainlarge area of flat or nearly flat land
valleyarea of low land between hills or mountains
archipelagolarge group or chain of islands
lakebody of water completely surrounded by land
human/env interactionhow people affect the landscape around them
locationhow one can find a specific or relative place on the map
deltaland formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt, sand and pebbles
beachgently sloping shore of an ocean or another body of water covered by sand or pebbles
equatorimaginary line around the earth half way between the North and South poles
reefridge of sand, rock, or coral that lies at or near the surface of the sea
mountaina high, rounded or pointed landform with steep sides
isthmusnarrow strip of land completely surrounded by water that connects two larger bodies of land
prime meridianthe line of longitude marked zero degrees on the map
canyonan area of low-lying land surrounded by higher land
peninsulabody of land nearly surrounded by water
plateauhigh, flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land
oceanone of the Earth's four largest bodies of water
islanda body of land completely surrounded by water
hillrounded, raised landform, not as high as a mountain
cliffhigh, steep face of rock or earth
desertvery dry area where few plants grow



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