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JK Land forms
vocab test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Island | Land completely surrounded by water. |
| bay | a 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 | a area that rises above surrounding land and has a rounded top;lower and usually less steep than amountain. |
| butte | a small,high,flat topped land form with cliff like sides |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects to larger areas of land |
| delta | a plain at the mouth of a river,often triangular in shape,formed where sediment is deposited by flowing water |
| lake | a larger body of water surrounded by land. |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into another river |
| canyon | a deep,narrow valley with steep sides;often with a stream flowing through it |
| basin | an area that is lower than surrounding land areas;some basins are filled with water. |
| mesa | a high,flat top land form with cliff like sides;lager than a butte. |
| plain | a large area of flat or gently rolling land |
| mountain | a landform that rises steeply at least 2,000 ft above surrounding land usually wide at the bottom and rising to a narrow peak. |
| An opening in the Earths surface through which molten rock,ashes,and gasses escape from the interior | volcano |
| peninsula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland |
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