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Term | Definition |
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bay | part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline. |
channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to eachother. |
elevation | height above sea level. |
landform | individual features of the land |
gulf | part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay. |
harbor | a sheletered place along a shoreline where ships can achor safely. |
island | land completely surronded by water. |
lake | a sizeable inland body of water. |
mountain | land w/ steep sides that rise sharply (1,000 ft or more) from surrounding land. |
mountain range | a series of connected mountains. |
peninsula | body of land jutting out into a lake or ocean surrounded on 3 sides by water. |
plain | area of low land at low elavation; covered w/ grass. |
physical feature | characteristics of a place-naturally occuring landforms,climate,resources. |
river | large natural stream of water that runs through land. |
sea | large natural stream of water partially or completely surronded by land. |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water. |
ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents. |
volcano | mountain created as liquid rock & ash erupt from inside the earth. |
valley | area of lowland between hills & mountains. |