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GEOGRAPHY TERMS. STUDY OF THE EARTH. GEOGRAPHY. FOUR CARDINAL DIRECTIONS. NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST. LAND AREA COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER. ISLAND. A SIZABLE INLAND BODY OF WATER. LAKE OR POND. LARGE BODY OF WATER EXTENDS INTO A SHORELINE. BAY OR GULF.
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GEOGRAPHY TERMS
STUDY OF THE EARTH
FOUR CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST
LAND AREA COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER
A SIZABLE INLAND BODY OF WATER
LARGE BODY OF WATER EXTENDS INTO A SHORELINE
BODY OF LAND SURROUNDED BY WATER ON THREE SIDES
A NARROW STRETCH OF LAND CONNECTING TWO LARGER LAND AREAS
A NARROW STRETCH OF WATER CONNECTING TWO LARGER BODIES OF WATER
AN AREA OF FLAT LAND AT A HIGH ELEVATION
AN AREA OF LAND DRAINED BY A RIVER
DRY OR PARTIALLY DRY AREA
DESERT DESERT
A LARGE STREAM OF WATER WITH A CURRENT THAT RUNS THROUGH LAND
THE ALTERNATE RISING AND FALLING OF THE OCEAN OCCURS 4 TIMES A DAY
AIR OR WATER MOVING CONTINUOUSLY IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION
WHERE THE RIVER BECOMES NAVIGABLE
FALL LINE
A SMALL RIVER OR STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO A LARGE RIVER
LAND BUILT UP FROM THE SOIL
WATER PASSAGE WHERE THE TIDE MEETS A RIVER CURRENT
A BODY OF WATER BETWEEN A SHORELINE AND ONE OR MORE ISLANDS
A PIECE OF LAND EXTENDING INTO A BODY OF WATER
A GROUP OF ISLANDS
A CORAL ISLAND WITH A REEF SURROUNDING A LAGOON
AN ELEVATED LAND AREA WITH SLOPPING SIDES (OVER 2,000 FT)
LAND AT A LOW LEVEL (BELOW 2,000 FT)
LAND WITH STEEP SIDES RISES SHARPLY