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bsoybas landforms
landforms and bodies of water
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Island | Land completely surrounded by water |
| bay | body of water that is partly surrounded by land and that is connected to a larger body of water |
| River Mouth | the point where a river enters a lake or sea |
| Archipelago | a chain or cluster of islands |
| glacier | a huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice |
| hill | an area that rises above surrounding land and has a rounded top lower than a mountain |
| butte | a small high flat topped landform with cliff-like sides |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land and has a rounded top |
| delta | a plain at the mouth of a river OFTEN TRIANGULAR |
| lake | a larger body of water surrounded by land |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger river |
| canyon | a deep, narrow valley with steep sides often with a stream flowing through them |
| basin | an area that is lower than surrounding land areas some of them have water in them |
| mesa | a high flat topped landform with cliff-like sides larger than a butte |
| plain | a large area of flat land |
| mountain | a landform that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above land |
| volcano | an opening in the Earth's surface which spits out molten rock (lava) |
| peninsula | an area like Florida |
| strait | a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
| plateau | a large flat area that rises above the surrounding area |
| River Source | where the river begins |
| valley | a low stretch of land between mountains or hills |
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