Words of the Week #13 and #14

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land drained by a river

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basin

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a u-shaped region of ancient rock that curves around the Hudson Bay

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Canadian Shield

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a point of land that extends into a sea or an ocean

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cape

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a dry region with little or no rainfall

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desert

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height of land above sea level

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elevation

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an island group of the West Indies including Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico

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Greater Antilles

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a large area of ocean that is partly surrounded by land

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gulf

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a narrow strip of land having water on each side and connecting two larger areas of land

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isthmus

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an island group of the West Indies including 8 countries and 8 dependencies

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Lesser Antilles

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a group or chain of mountains

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mountain range