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Land Form Vocab
My land form flashcards for Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plain | an extensive area of level or rolling treeless country |
| Tributary | a stream leading to a larger stream or a lake |
| Glacier | large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface |
| Strait | a passageway of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
| Island | a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides |
| Peninsula | a portion of land surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| Plateau | a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land |
| Delta | a piece of land shaped like a triangle that is formed when a river splits into smaller rivers before it flows into an ocean |
| Floodplain | a level land that is usally submergred in floodwater |
| Rift | split or crack in the earths surface |
| Archipelago | a group of scattered islands |
| Bog | wet spongy ground, a poorly drained usually acid area rich in plant material, frequently surrounding a body of water |
| Fjord | a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep hills |