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geo. terms
term on pgs 8+9 in american journey book
word | Definition |
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bay | part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf |
canyon | deep and narrow valley with steep walls |
cape | point of land that extends into a river |
channel | deep part of a river or water way |
cliff | steep, high wall of rock,earth or ice |
continent | one of the seven large land masses on earth |
cultural feature | characteristic that humans have created in a place such as religion |
delta | flat low-lying land built up from soil carried down stream by a river and deposited at its mouth |
divide | stretch of high land that seperates river systems |
downstream | direction in which a riverof stream flows from its source to its mouth |
elevation | height of land above sea level |
equator | imaginary line that runs around the earth half way |
absolute location | exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates |
basin | area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations |