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Vocabulary 3 2013
Words about geography
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mouth (of a river) | a place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water |
| bay | the part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf |
| source (of a river) | a place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands |
| strait | a narrow stretch of water joining 2 larger bodies of water |
| Tributary | a small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river |
| gulf | part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay |
| peninsula | a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on 3 sides by water |
| hill | elevated land with sloping sides and a rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain |
| island | a land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water |
| isthmus | a narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas |
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