Geography Flashcard for Study Guide 2 , Delta-Iceberg

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What is a fan-shaped deposit of sand and mud at the mouth of a river called?

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Delta

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Which term describes a region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live?

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Desert

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What is a hill of sand formed by blowing wind called?

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Dune

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What is a long, narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or slopes?

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Fjord

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What do you call a large area of land covered with trees and other plants?

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Forest

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Which term describes a spring that spouts hot water and steam from time to time?

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Geyser

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What is a large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or through a valley?

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Glacier

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What is a large body of saltwater that is partly enclosed by land?

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Gulf

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What is a raised part of the earth’s surface that is lower than a mountain?

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Hill

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What is a huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier called?

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Iceberg