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ch. 2 vocab

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definition
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part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline   bay  
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wide strait or water way between two landmasses that lie close to each other   channel  
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height above sea level   elevation  
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individual features of the land   landform  
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part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay   gulf  
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a shelter place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely   harbor  
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land completely surrounded by water   island  
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a sizeable inland body of water   lake  
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land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000 ft or more) from surruonding period of time   mountain  
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a series of connected mountains   mountain range  
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body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water   peninsula  
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area of low land at elevation; covered with grass   plain  
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flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high   plateau  
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characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resources   physical feature  
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large natural stream of water that runs through land   river  
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large body of water partially or competely surrounded by land   sea  
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narrow stretch of water joining 2 larger bodies of water   strait  
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one of 4 major bodies of salt water that surround the continents   ocean  
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mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt inside the earth   volcano  
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area of lowland between hills and mountains   valley  
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