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landforms
owen landforms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archipelago | a chain of islands |
| bog | wetland with acid, peaty sails, typically dominated by peat moss |
| delta | the triangle tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of the river |
| fjord | a long narrow inlet with steep sides created in a valley carved by glacier activity |
| flood plain | a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding |
| bog | wetland with acid, peaty sails, typically dominated by peat moss |
| delta | the triangle tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of the river |
| fjord | a long narrow inlet with steep sides created in a valley carved by glacier activity |
| flood plain | a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding |
| glacier | a slowly moving mass or river of ice that formed by accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains and poles |
| Island | A piece of land completely surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | A smaller piece piece of land that connects two larger piece of land |
| peninsula | A piece of land that has 3 sides with water on them |
| Plain | A large area of flat land with few trees |
| Plateau | an area of relatively level high ground |
| rifts | a major fault separating blocks at the earths surface |
| strait | a narrow passage of water that connects 2 bigger bodies of water |
| tributary | a smaller river that flows into a bigger river |
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