Landforms

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What is a basin?

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an area of land drained by a given river and its branches

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bay

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part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

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cape

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a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean

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delta

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a flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth

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Glacier

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a large, thick body of slow moving ice

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gulf

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part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, larger and deeper than a bay

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island

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land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

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isthmus

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a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

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lake

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a sizable inland body of water

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lowland

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land usually level, at low elevation