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Nature & Landscape — Lesson 9

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ascents
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ascents

əˈsents
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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asia
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asia

ˈeɪʒə
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
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atlantic
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atlantic

əˈlæntɪk
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
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backwater
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backwater

ˈbæk.ˌwɔː.tɚ
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
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bay
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bay

beɪ
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
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bayou
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bayou

ˈbaɪu
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
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bays
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bays

beɪz
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
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beaches
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beaches

ˈbiːtʃɪz
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
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bedrock
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bedrock

solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
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belay
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belay

bɪˈleɪ
something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
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belays
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belays

bɪˈleɪz
something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
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bergs
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bergs

bɜːrɡz
a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
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