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Final Exam Review 2
Chapter 2 vocab.
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; larger than a bay. |
Harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safley |
Island | land completely surrounded by water |
Lake | a sizeable inland of water |
Mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply (1,000 ft. or more) from surronding land. |
Mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
Peninsula | body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surroneded on three sides by water. |
Plain | area of low land and elavation;covered by grass |
Plauteau | flat or rolling land at low elevation usually 300-3,000ft. high. |
Physical feature | charateristics of a place natually occuring like landforms, climate, resources. |
River | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
Sea | large body of water partically or completely surrounded by land. |
Strait | narrow strecth of water joining two larger bodies of water. |
Ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents. |
Volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth. |
Valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |