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c. plateau : raised part of the earth that is flat

at the top

d. valley : a low flat land between mountains

or hills
e. island : a piece of land completely

surrounded by water

f. desert : an area often covered with sand

or rocks, where only little grows
g. peninsula : a long piece of land that sticks out

from a larger area of land into the
sea or into a lake

h. isthmus : a narrow piece of land with water

on each side that joins two larger

areas of land

i. ridge : a long, raised part of a surface,

especially a high edge along a

mountain
j. cliff : a high area of rock with a very

steep side

4.2. Complete the following sentences with the words above.

a. Annapurna is a ................................... range.

b. Pokhara is a ............................................

c. Sahara is the biggest .............................. in the world.

d. Sri Lanka is an ..................................... country.

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