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ch.2 vocab

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bay   part of a large body of water that extends into the shoeline  
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channel   wid strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other  
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elevation   height above sea level  
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landform   individual features of the land  
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golf   part of a large body of water that enstends inland, larger than a bay  
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harbor   a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchore safely  
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island   land competely surrounded by water  
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lake   a sizeable inland body of water  
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mountain   land with steep sides that rise sharply(1,000ft or more) from surrounding land  
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mountain range   a series of connected mountains  
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penninsula   body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water  
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plain   area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass  
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plateau   flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft.high  
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physical features   characteristics of a place naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resources  
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river   large natural stream of water that runs through land  
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sea   large body of water partially or completely surrounded by land  
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strait   narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water  
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ocean   one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents  
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volcano   mountain created as liquids rock and ash erupt from inside the earth  
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valley   area of lowland between hills and mountains  
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