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Michael B. (United States of America)
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  1. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  2. Arctic Circle
    a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole
  3. atoll
    an island consisting of a coral reef surrounding a lagoon
  4. bay
    an indentation of a shoreline smaller than a gulf
  5. canyon
    a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
  6. cape
    a sleeveless garment worn over the shoulders
  7. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  8. Continent
    the European mainland
  9. country
    the territory occupied by a nation
  10. delta
    the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
  11. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  12. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  13. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  14. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  15. gulf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
  16. hemisphere
    half of a round, three-dimensional shape
  17. Hill
    United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
  18. island
    a land mass that is surrounded by water
  19. isthmus
    a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
  20. lake
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
  21. mountain
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings
  22. mouth
    the opening through which food is taken in
  23. ocean
    a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
  24. peninsula
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
  25. plain
    simple
  26. plateau
    a relatively flat raised area of land
  27. Pole
    a native or inhabitant of Poland
  28. prairie
    a treeless grassy plain
  29. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  30. river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
  31. savanna
    a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
  32. sea
    a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
  33. steepen
    become steeper
  34. strait
    a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
  35. summit
    the top or extreme point of something
  36. swamp
    low land that is seasonally flooded
  37. tributary
    a branch that flows into the main stream
  38. tundra
    a vast treeless plain where subsoil is permanently frozen
  39. valley
    a long depression in the surface of the land
  40. volcano
    a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
Created on Thu Jan 03 15:24:11 EST 2013 (updated Thu Jan 03 15:24:48 EST 2013)

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