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Ch 1 & 2 landforms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean | cape |
| flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at it's mouth | delta |
| narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas | isthmus |
| broad, flat topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau | mesa |
| place where a stream or a river flows into a larger body of water | mouth |
| area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered with grasses | plain |
| An area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area surrounded by lands of higher elevation | basin |
| area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 - 3000 feet high | plateau |
| line of global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude. | Prime meridian |
| changes in elevation over a given area of land | relief |
| place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands | source(of a river) |
| small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream; a branch of a river | tributary |
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