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Geography terms
Question | Answer |
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Plain | A tract of flat or level territory |
Ocean | the earths largest body of water |
Peak | a mountain that stands above or separate from the mountain range |
Cape | a projecting part of a coastline that extends into the ocean, gulf, sea, or bay |
Mountain range | a chain of mountains |
Isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting 2 large areas of land |
Archipelago | a chain of islands |
Lake | a body of water completely surrounded by land |
Sea | a large body of water partly or entirely sorounded by land |
Desert | a very dry area where vegetation is limited or scarce |
Strait | a narrow waterway connecting 2 larger bodies of water |
Mouth | the point where a river empties in to the sea |
Peninsula | a part of land that projects into the ocean, sea, or lake and is surrounded by 3 sides of water |
Gulf | part of an ocean or sea that extends into land (larger than a bay) |
River | a large stream of water that flows across land |
Bay | part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into land |