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Ch.2
Term | Definition |
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bay | part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline |
channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
elevation | height above sea level |
landform | individual features of the land |
gulf | part of a large body of water that extends inland |
harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
island | land surrounded completely by water |
lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
mountain | land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land |
mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
peninsula | landmass surrounded on three sides of water |
plain | area of low land covered with grass |
plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevetion usually 300-30000 ft high |
physical feature | characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resources |
river | large natural stream of water |
sea | large body of water surrounded by land |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining large bodyies of water |
ocean | one of 4 major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
volcanoe | mountain of hot molten rock |
valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |