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6th Grade

Quiz

A pointed piece of land extending in to an ocean or lake

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a raised, flat area of land with steeps cliffs, smaller than a mesa

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An opening in Earth’s surface, usually raised, through which

glasses and lava escape from

Earth’s interior.

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•Volcano

Low land between hills and mountains

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Valley

A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.

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Strait

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SWAMP

A broad flat area of land higher than the surrounding land

Higher than land surrounding it

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A narrow strip of water connecting two to bodies of water

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Strait

What is a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from well or underground springs?

OASIS!!!!

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A wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte.

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mesa

What is a soft, wet, low-lying, grassy

land that serves as a transition between water and land?

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It’s a Marsh!!

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A body of land surrounded by water.

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a raised, flat area of land with steeps cliffs, smaller than a mesa

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A triangular deposit of soil at the mouth of a river.

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Delta

A narrow, deep

valley with step

sides.

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Canyon

Part of an ocean or a lake partially enclosed by land.

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Bay

A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land

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A large, level area of grassland with few or no trees.

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Prairie

What is a wide flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger

than a butte?

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What is a wide, flat topped, mountain with steep sides, larger

than a butte?

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An opening in Earth’s surface, usually raised, through which gasses and lava escape from Earth’s interior.

Volcano

An area of land that is saturated by water

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• Swamp

a body of land surrounded by water.

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Soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between water and land.

HINT: They are constantly flooded and are very shallow.

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What is a large, level of area of grassland with few or no trees?

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A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the

mouth of a river

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A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.

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Strait

a sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships

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Harbor!

• A pointed piece of land exten- ding into an ocean or lake.

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A narrow deep valley with steep sides

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•Canyon

A raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa

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Low land between hills or mountains

Valley

A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over

land

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GLACIER!!!