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| 964163980 | Altitude | elevation or height above sea level | 0 | |
| 964163981 | Archipelago | a group or chain of many islands in a sea, usually shaped like an arch | 1 | |
| 964163982 | Arm | an inlet from the sea or other body of water | 2 | |
| 964163983 | Atoll | a small island the shape of a ring or horseshoe formed by deposits of coral sea animals | 3 | |
| 964163984 | Bank | the steep or sloping border of any stream | 4 | |
| 964163985 | Basin | a low place in the surface of the land, usually with a body of water occupying the lowest part | 5 | |
| 964163986 | Bay | any inlet of the ocean or part of the ocean bordering on land and partly surrounded by land | 6 | |
| 964163987 | Bayou | a slow, sluggish stream; usually used to describe inlets from the Gulf of Mexico or from the Mississippi River | 7 | |
| 964163988 | Beach | the pebbly or sandy shore of the sea or of a lake that is washed by the waves | 8 | |
| 964163989 | Bluff | a steep, high bank beside a body of water | 9 | |
| 964163990 | Bog | very wet, spongy ground not able to support much weight, usually made of decayed plants | 10 | |
| 964163991 | Branch | a small stream or creek emptying into a larger stream | 11 | |
| 964163992 | Breakers | waves breaking into foam as they approach or dash against the shore | 12 | |
| 964163993 | Brink | the very edge at the top of a bluff, cliff, or precipice | 13 | |
| 964163994 | Brook | a natural stream of running water smaller than a river or a creek | 14 | |
| 964163995 | Canal | a constructed channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage | 15 | |
| 964163996 | Canyon | a deep, narrow valley having high, steep slopes | 16 | |
| 964163997 | Cape | a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea | 17 | |
| 964163998 | Cave | a deep, hollowed-out area under the earth's surface | 18 | |
| 964163999 | Cavern | a large cave of room size or larger | 19 | |
| 964164000 | Channel | a narrow strip of water | 20 | |
| 964164001 | Chasm | an empty, deep gap in the surface of the earth | 21 | |
| 964164002 | Cinder Cone | a cone-shaped mass of material made by volcanic eruption | 22 | |
| 964164003 | Cliff | the steep, rocky face of a bluff | 23 | |
| 964164004 | Coast | land along the sea | 24 | |
| 964164005 | Continent | any one of the seven largest areas of land on the earth's surface | 25 | |
| 964164006 | Continental shelf | the shallow sea area bordering the continents | 26 | |
| 964164007 | Country | a nation or area of land that is politically controlled by one government | 27 | |
| 964164008 | Cove | a small, sheltered inlet from any body of water | 28 | |
| 964164009 | Crag | a projecting point of rock, usually perpendicular or nearly so | 29 | |
| 979357846 | Crater | the bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano | 30 | |
| 979357847 | Creek | a natural stream of running water larger than a brook but smaller than a river | 31 | |
| 979357848 | Cultivated Land | land that is plowed or spaded and used for growing crops | 32 | |
| 979357849 | Current | the swiftly moving part of a stream or ocean | 33 | |
| 979357850 | Dale | a small valley | 34 | |
| 979357851 | Dam | a bank or wall built across a stream to gold back or redirect water | 35 | |
| 998697345 | Dell | a small sheltered valley or ravine | 36 | |
| 998697346 | Delta | a deposit, usually triangular in shape, of sand and soil that forms at the mouth of a river | 37 | |
| 998697347 | Desert | a large area of land with little or no moisture or vegetation | 38 | |
| 998697348 | Dike | earth or other material built up along a river or ocean to keep them from overflowing onto land | 39 | |
| 998697349 | Divide | a water parting or watershed that separates two drainage areas | 40 | |
| 998697350 | Downstream | The direction in which a stream is flowing | 41 | |
| 1027300955 | Drainage Basin | the area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water | 42 | |
| 1027300956 | Dune | a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind | 43 | |
| 1027300957 | Earth | the planet on which people live | 44 | |
| 1027300958 | Elevation | height or distance above sea level | 45 | |
| 1027300959 | Estuary | a narrow arm of the sea at the mouth of a river where the ocean tide meets the river current | 46 | |
| 1027300960 | Fall Line | the line connecting the places where streams emerge from the uplands onto lowlands usually marked by waterfalls or rapids | 47 | |
| 1027300961 | Field | an area of cleared land, often bounded by fences | 48 | |
| 1027300962 | Fjord | a deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep banks | 49 | |
| 1027300963 | Foothill | the hill at the base of a mountain | 50 | |
| 1027300964 | Ford | a shallow place where a stream or body of water may be crossed by wading or driving through the water | 51 | |
| 1027300965 | Forest | a large area of land covered with trees | 52 | |
| 1027300966 | Glacier | a large sheet or stream of ice formed in an area usually at high elevations, where the temperature remains below or near freezing and more snow accumulates in winter than melts in summer | 53 | |
| 1037248930 | Glen | a small valley usually long, narrow and with steep sides | 54 | |
| 1037248931 | Gorge | a narrow passage between steep mountains or hills | 55 | |
| 1037248932 | Grove | a group of trees smaller than a forest, generally without undergrowth | 56 | |
| 1037248933 | Gulch | a narrow, rocky valley or gorge, a ravine | 57 | |
| 1037248934 | Gulf | an area of water bordering on, and lying within, a curved coastline | 58 | |
| 1037248935 | Harbor | a sheltered body of water where ships anchor and are protected from storms | 59 | |
| 1060226535 | Headland | a high area of land with a steep slope, projected into a body of water | 60 | |
| 1060226536 | Hill | a small area of land that is higher than the land around it | 61 | |
| 1060226537 | Horizon | the line where the earth's surface and the sky seem to meet | 62 | |
| 1060226538 | Iceberg | a huge block of floating ice broken from a glacier, found in the most northerly and southerly areas of the world's oceans | 63 | |
| 1060226539 | Inlet | a small opening between a small and larger body of water | 64 | |
| 1060226540 | Irrigated land | land watered by artificial means through the use of small canals or ditches | 65 | |
| 1080233451 | Island | an area of land surrounded by water | 66 | |
| 1080233452 | Isthmus | a narrow piece of land joining a peninsula with a mainland | 67 | |
| 1080233453 | Junction | the meeting point of two streams, roads or railroads | 68 | |
| 1080233454 | Key | an island or reef that does not stick up very far above the water | 69 | |
| 1080233455 | Knob | a smooth, rounded hill | 70 | |
| 1080233456 | Knoll | a small, round hill or mound | 71 | |
| 1086773509 | Lagoon | a pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet | 72 | |
| 1086773510 | Lake | an inland body of water usually of considerable size | 73 | |
| 1086773511 | Land | the portion of the earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean | 74 | |
| 1086773512 | Latitude | the north-south measurement of position on the earth | 75 | |
| 1086773513 | Ledge | a projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf | 76 | |
| 1086773514 | Left bank | the bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current | 77 | |
| 1109545510 | Levee | an embankment beside a stream which prevents overflow | 78 | |
| 1109545511 | Locks | an enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships c an be raised or lowered by changing the water level | 79 | |
| 1109545512 | Longitude | the west-east measurement of position on the earth | 80 | |
| 1109545513 | Marsh | an area of low, wet, poorly drained land | 81 | |
| 1109545514 | Meadow | an area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay | 82 | |
| 1109545515 | Mesa | a flat-topped, rocky hill with steeply sloping sides | 83 | |
| 1164956978 | Mine | a pit from which coal, minerals, or precious stones are taken by digging | 84 | |
| 1164956979 | Moor | an area of open wasteland, often swampy | 85 | |
| 1164956980 | Mountain | a lofty elevation on the earth's surface | 86 | |
| 1164956981 | Mountain Chain | a series of mountains not connected | 87 | |
| 1164956982 | Mountain Range | a series of connecting mountains | 88 | |
| 1164956983 | Mouth | end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake, sea, or ocean | 89 | |
| 1171447768 | Natural Resource | supplies of materials found in nature, such as minerals, water or coal | 90 | |
| 1171447769 | Oasis | a fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation | 91 | |
| 1171447770 | Ocean | any one, or all, of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface | 92 | |
| 1171447771 | Pass | an opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads | 93 | |
| 1171447772 | Pasture | land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle, sheep, etc. can graze | 94 | |
| 1171447773 | Peak | the pointed top of a hill or mountain | 95 | |
| 1192249383 | Peninsula | a piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus | 96 | |
| 1192249384 | Piedmont | an area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range | 97 | |
| 1192249385 | Pier | a structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships | 98 | |
| 1192249386 | Plain | a nearly level area of land usually of considerable size | 99 | |
| 1192249387 | Plateau | a large, level, or nearly level area of elevated land | 100 |
