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Gwographical Terms
HISTORY!!
| Question | Answer | Hint |
|---|---|---|
| a large natural stream of water. | river | stream of water |
| The movement of water from the earth to the air and back again to the earth by evaporation, condensation, and precipiation. | water cycle | evaporation...condensatrion... percipertion |
| The flow of a stream of water, either in a river or through an ocean. | current | flow...river...ocean |
| The regular rising and falling of the ocean. | water tides | rising...falling |
| The study of the ocean and the life within it. | oceangraphy | study of ocean |
| A body of fresh water of salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. | lake | salt water |
| A potion of the sea extending into the land. | gulf | portion? (that says gulf|) V |
| Part of a body of water that reaches into the land, smaller than a gulf | bay | smaller than a gulf... |
| A narrow water way connecting two large bodies of water. | strait | water way |
| A narrow inlet of the sea between the steep sides of a glaciated valley. | fgord | weird name |
| A narrow strip of water extending into a coast | inlet | extending |
| The beginning of a brook or river | source | brook |
| THe parrt of a river where its waters empty into the sea or into another river | mouth | empty |
| A river that flows into a larger river. | tributary | larger...river |
| Land built up by deposits at the mouth of a river | delta | air plane flight |
| Thebroad mouth of a river into which the tide flows | estuary | flows |
| A riverbank higher than the surrounding land. | levee. | highter...land |
| A large river of ice formed from snow on high ground | glacier. | ICE |
| AN area where the soil is under shallow water, such as a swamp marsh or bog | wet land | marsh...swamp |
| Water that lies beneath the surface of the earth | ground water | beneath...surface...earth |
| A usually dry river channel, found in desert regions, that fills with running water during a cloudburst | wadi | Cloudburst...rnning water |
| A bed of salt lake that cotains water at irregular periods. | playa | irregular...(pimps) |
| The level below which the ground is saturated with water | water table | saturated |
| An artificial waterway for navigation or irrigation | canal | waterway |
| A place where water is collected and stored for future use, especially an | resevor | |
| rapids | ||
| lagoon | ||
| sunami | ||
| One of the four largest bodies of water on the earth. | Ocean ( Basic terms 5). | Largest...body...water. |
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