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Slide 1 Geographic Dictionary Land Forms Slide 2 Basin Area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations Akavandra…

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Geographic Dictionary Land Forms Basin Area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations Akavandra Manambolo Basin…

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