geographical features

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starts with A

Aerobatics

Archipelago

a large group or chain of islands

starts with B

an area of sand along a shore: .

bay

beach

starts with C

cliff

Crater

a bowl-shaped hole in the ground formed by volcanic action, a meteoroid, or the like:

starts with D

desert

delta

a flat, triangular area of land with rich soil lying between branches of the mouth of a river.

ends with E

jungle

lake

a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.

starts with F

a large area of land covered with trees and underbrush; woods.

fiord

forest

starts with G

gulf

glacier

an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and gathering over the years and moving very slowly downward or outward.

starts with H

holidays

hills

a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain:

begins with I

an area of land completely surrounded by water but not large enough to be called a continent.

iceland

island

begins with J

wild land overgrown with thick, dense plant life, often nearly impossible to penetrate:

june

jungle

ends with K

the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.

creek

peak

begins with L

an area of shallow water separated from the sea by sandy dunes or coral reefs

lake

lagoon

begins with M

a natural high piece of land rising more or less quickly to a high point:

marker

mountain

contains the N

a natural high piece of land rising more or less quickly to a high point:

jungle

pond

begins with O

the vast body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of the earth's surface.

onion

ocean

begins with P

a land area having a level surface raised much higher above nearby land.

peak

plateau

contains the Q

an imaginary line that is thought of as circling the earth and is the same distance from the North Pole and South Pole.

plaque

equator

begins with R

a natural stream of water flowing in a definite course

rock

river

begins with S

the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface;

sun

sea

ends withT

a hot, dry, sandy region with little or no rain or water:

forest

desert

contains the U

a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.

mountain

gulf

begins with V

a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the top, that was formed around such a vent from the ash and lava that were given off from it.

valley

volcano

starts withW

a steep fall of water from a height, as over a cliff.

water

waterfall

ends in X

a container with stiff sides and often with a lid or cover:

fox

box

ends inY

a long, narrow area that is lower than surrounding uplands, hills, or mountains

holiday

valley

begins with Z

any of five great divisions of the earth's surface, bounded by lines parallel to the equator and named according to the temperature that is common there:

zoo

zone

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