Adam's Geography Words/Definitions
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| Peak |
a single mountain, or it’s top |
| Pass |
a low place, where it is easier to cross the mountains |
| Mountain range |
a group of mountains |
| Mountain system |
a group of mountain ranges |
| Ridge |
the land along to top of two connected mountains |
| Glacier |
a huge move mass of ice that flows across the land |
| Mesa |
a steep-sided hill that is flat at the top |
| Foothills |
hills near the bottom of the mountain |
| Plateau/tableland |
a large area of land that is flat at the top |
| Piedmont |
a plateau region extending from the foothills to a place where the land drops, also called a fall line |
| Peninsula |
an area of land surrounded by water on all sides but one |
| Cape |
a point of land that projects out into an ocean or sea |
| Archipelago |
a large group of islands |
| Delta |
a low, triangular plain |
| Tributary |
a river or stream that flows into a larger one |
| Drainage Basin |
the land drained by a river |
| Divide |
a ridge separating drainage basins |
| Gulf/Bay |
a body of water usually connected to an ocean or sea and is partly surrounded by land |
| Inlet |
a small bay |
| Fjord |
a long, narrow inlet with high, steep banks |
| Strait/Sound |
a passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
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