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Ice Cap

Front

Very cold all year with permanent ice and snow.

Back

Shield

Front

Exposed Precambrian rocks found in the interior of each continent.

Back

Tundra

Front

An extremely cold, dry biome.

Back

Isthmus

Front

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.

Back

Coral reef

Front

A structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in warm, shallow ocean water.

Back

Bay

Front

a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.

Back

Steppes

Front

Treeless plains, especially the high, flat expanses of northern Eurasia, which usually have little rain and are covered with coarse grass. They are good lands for nomads and their herds. Good for breeding horses: essential to Mongol military.

Back

Peninsula

Front

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

Back

Bight

Front

A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.

Back

Glacier

Front

A large mass of moving ice and snow on land.

Back

Plateau

Front

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level.

Back

Range

Front

Group of mountains.

Back

Ocean

Front

A large body of salt water.

Back

Grassland

Front

A biome where grasses are the main plant life.

Back

Archipelago

Front

A group of islands.

Back

Gulf

Front

A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

Back

Desert

Front

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants.

Back

Highland

Front

Elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau.

Back

Canal

Front

long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation.

Back

Delta

Front

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.

Back

wetland

Front

A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year.

Back

Sea

Front

Large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land.

Back

Plain

Front

A large area of flat land with few trees.

Back

Basin

Front

A natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it.

Back

Continent

Front

One of the seven large landmasses on the earth.

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