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Question | Answer |
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chain of islands | archipelago |
large body of salt water extending into land | bay |
narrow valley with steep high sides | canyon |
islands of slit at the mouth of a river | delta |
large area of hot, dry sandy land | desert |
narrow bay bordered by steep cliffs | fjord |
large mass (mountain) of frozen water in ocean | glacier |
like a bay but larger | gulf |
rounded raised part of land, smaller than a mountain | hill |
land completely surrounded by water | island |
narrow strip of land connecting two large pieces of land | isthmus |
fresh water completely surrounded by land | lake |
high, pointed, steep, rocky land | mountain |
large body of salt water | ocean/sea |
land surrounded by water on three sides | peninsula |
large area of flat, grassy land | plain |
area of high flat land | plateau |
stream of fresh water flowing through land | river |
narrow saltwater separating two landmasses | strait |
low land found between mountains/hills | valley |
mountain that spews lava | valcano |
close to equator and gets direct sun | tropics |
far from equator and gets indirect sun | polar |
the higher the colder | elivation |
high latitude | polar |
middle latitude | temperate |
low latitude | tropical |
what is the largest ocean | pacific ocean |
what is the smallest ocean | artic ocean |