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Geographic Features
geographic features from unit 1
Term | Definition |
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archipelago | a group of islands |
basin | a large area of land drained by a river |
bay | a part of sea or lake that cuts into the coastline |
delta | a triangle of sand and soil deposited at the mouth of some large rivers |
desert | a very, dry sandy area with few or no plants growing on it |
gulf | a large area of ocean partly surrounded by land |
highlands | land that is higher than the area around it |
island | smaller land area surrounded by water |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land that joins two larger pieces of land |
lake | a large body of water that is surrounded on all sides by land |
mountains | a land mass with great height and steep sides, higher than a hill |
peninsula | a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water |
plains | a large, flat area of land without trees |
plateau | a high, level area of land |
river | a large natural stream of water flowing in a particular course to another body of water |
sea | a small body of fresh or salt water |
strait | a narrow body of water between two larger bodies of water |
tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream |
volcanoe | an opening in the earth's crust through which melted rock, ash and gases are forced out |