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| Plateau | broad area of mostly flat land |
| Current | part of a body of water flowing in a certain direction |
| Landform | physical feature , such as a valley, hill, plateau etc.on the earth's surface |
| Elevation | height of land in relation to sea level |
| Basin | low,bowl-shaped land with higher ground all around it. |
| Natural Vegetation | plant life that grows naturally in one place |
| Inlet | area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water |
| Volcano | opening in the earth through which hot lava , gases ash and rocks may pour out |
| Fall Line | place where elevation of the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls of rapids |
| Contour Line | line on the map that connects all points of equal elevation |
| Arid | dry |
| Mountain Range | group of connected mountains |
| Drought | period with little or no rain |
| Piedmont | area at or near the foot of a mountain |
| Rain Shadow | driest side of a mountain |
| Tide | regular rise and fall of the ocean and bodies of water connected to it |
| Sea Level | level of the surface of the ocean |
| Humidity | amount of moisture in the air |
| Savanna | kind of grassland that has areas with a few scattered trees |
| Climate | kind of weather a place has most often, year after year |
| tributary | stram or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
| sound | a long inlet parallel to the coast |
| prairie | area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses or wildflowers |
| drainage basin | land drained by a river system |
