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land form vocab adam
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plain | A flat or gently rolling region of land with only moderate changes in elevation. |
| tributary | A stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water |
| glacier | A huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass, formed from compacted snow in an area where snow accumulation exceeds melting and sublimation. |
| strait | A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water |
| island | A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water. |
| Peninsula | a strip of land connected to a larger land mass and extends into a body of water. Peninsulas are surrounded by water on three sides. Florida in the United States and most of Italy are considered examples of peninsulas. |
| plateau | considered an elevated plain, plateaus are a flat highland with one steep face. |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land with water on both sides that joins 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. |
| flood plain | A plain bordering a river and subject to flooding. |
| rift | A narrow fissure in rock. |
| archipelago | a group of islands or a cluster of islands. |
| bog | An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow. |
| fjord | a narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs or banks. |
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