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landform vocab :]
flash cards for studying landform
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plain | A large amount of land with no trees. |
| Tributary | A stream flowing into another bigger stream or lake. |
| Glacier | A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or a valley. |
| Strait | A narrow passage way connecting two large bodies of water. |
| Island | A piece of land surrounded by water and is smaller than a continent. |
| Peninsula | A portion of land almost surrounded by water and connected to a larger body by an isthmus. |
| Plateau | Are a flat land with one steep face. |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land with water on both sides that join two larger land masses |
| Delta | Land formed by layers of sand, silts and small rocks which flow downstream and are deposited at the mouth of the river. |
| Floodplain | A plain built up by stream deposition. |
| Rift | A crevasse |
| Archipelago | A cluster of island or a group of islands usually found in the open sea. They can usually be formed by erosion but mostly often occur as the result of volcanic activity. |
| Bog | Wet spongy ground. |
| Fjord | A narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs or banks. Fjords were formed by glaciers. |
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