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West Hem. Geography
Study Aid for the Western Hemisphere Geography Test
Question | Answer |
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a body of water surrounded by land | lake |
a body of water that extends into the land | gulf or bay |
a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water | strait |
one of the great salt water bodies of the earth | ocean |
a land form surrounded by water | island |
a land form that sticks out into the water | peninsula |
a narrow land form that connects two larger land masses | isthmus |
one of the 7 great land masses of the earth | continent |
the land bordering a sea or ocean | coast |
a group or chain of islands in the ocean or sea | archipelago |
a dry region that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year | desert |
a region where trees are the main form of plant life | forest |
a forest region that receives exceptionally large amounts of rain | rainforest |
a plain that is covered in grass | grasslands |
the grasslands of North America | prairie |
the grasslands of South America | pampa |
a region made up of high and steep land forms | mountains |
a cold, relatively dry region covered with snow for more than half the year, has relatively few trees, and has frozen subsoil | tundra |