Landforms and Bodies of Water

a high area of land that is usually rounded on top. It is not as tall as a mountain.

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a piece of land with water on all sides.

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a large body of standing water that is surrounded by land.

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a high, steep area of land that rises to a peak. It is higher than a hill.

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one of the five large bodies of salt water that cover much of the earth's surface.

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a flat area of land that is much higher than the land around it.

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a large flow of water that moves across land and empties into a larger body of water.

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the low land that sits between hills or mountains, often with a river or stream running through it.

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an opening in the earth's crust that sometimes sends out rocks, gas, hot lava, etc.; also the mountain made of those materials that can sometimes form around such a vent.

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(a)   are natural features of the Earth's surface like mountains, valleys, and hills.