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KMC Landforms
Vocab Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| island | land completely surrounded by water |
| bay | a body of water that is partly surrounded by land and 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 and usually less steep then a mountain |
| butte | a small, high, flat topped,land form,with cliff like sides |
| isthmas | a narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger bodies of water |
| delta | a plain at the mouth of a river, often triangular shaped,formed where sediment is deposeted |
| 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 |
| basin | an area that is lower then surrounding land areas; some are filled with water |
| mesa | a high, flat topped land form with cliff-like sides; larger then a butte |
| plain | a large area of flat or gently rolling land |
| mountain | a land form that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above the ground; wide at the bottom and rising at a narrow peak |
| volcano | an opening in earths crust through which molten rock, ashes, and gases escape from the interior |
| pininsula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland |
| straight | a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
| plateau | a large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land; at least one side has a steep slope |
| riversource | where the river originates or begins |
| valley | a low stretch of land between mountains or hills; land that is drained by a river |