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100

A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

What is a river?

100

A piece of land that is surrounded by water.

What is an island?

100

A mountainous vent in the Earth's crust that erupts and spews out lava. 

What is a volcano?

100

A large area of land that's covered in trees 

What is a forest?

100

A large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain.

What is a cave?

200

A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides.

What is a lake?

200

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

What is a penninsula?

200

The tallest point of a mountain.

What is a peak?

200

A very dry area, often covered with sand or rocks.

What is a desert?

200

The land on Earth is divided into seven of these. 

What is a continent?

300

A smaller body of water that is partly enclosed by land.

What is a bay?

300

A pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.

What is a cape?

300

A steep face of rock and soil. 

What is a cliff?

300

The land next to or close to the sea.

What is the coast?

300

A long-lasting, slowly-moving mass or river of ice on land.

What is a glacier?

400

A larger body of water that is partly surrounded by land

What is a gulf?

400

A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.

What is an archipelago?

400

A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.

What is a plateau?

400

Flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.

What are plains?

400

A deep valley with very steep sides, often carved by water.

What is a canyon?

500

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

What is a strait?

500

A low-lying island (especially in the Caribbean Sea), usually formed by a reef.

What is a key?

500

A group of close together mountains. 

What is a massif?

500

A large flat area of land in very cold areas. 

What is a tundra?

500

A natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground.

What is a geyser?