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FinalExamReview2
Ch.2 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Bay | a part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline |
Chanel | 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 extends inland;larger than a bay |
Harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
Island | land completely surrounded by water |
Lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
Mountain | land with steep sides that rise shaply (1,000 ft. or more)from surrounding land |
Mountain Range | a series of connected mountains |
Peninsula | a body of land surrounded on three sides by water |
Plain | area of low land covered with grass |
Plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high |
Phyisical Feature | characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resorces |
River | large stream of water that runs through land |
Sea | large body of water partially or completely surrounded 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 and ash erupt from inside the Earth |
Valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |