Glossary- basins
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A low, bowl-shaped landform
- canyons
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steep, narrow valley with high sides
- climate
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the weather patterns of an area over a long period of time
- escarpments
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a line of steep slopes or cliffs
- forests
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large area of land where many trees grow
- gulf
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a body of water, smaller than a bay, with land around part of it
- landform
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a feature of Earth's surface
- mountains
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a very high hill; the largest land on Earth
- plains
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very large area of flat land
- plateaus
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high, wide area of flat land, with steep sides
- prairies
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large area of flat land, with few or no trees, similar to a plain