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Final Review ll
cha. 2 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Bay | part of a large body of water that extendes into the shore line |
channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
landform | indiviual features of the land |
gulf | part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than the bay |
harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
island | land completely surronded by water |
lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply ( 1000 ft or more) from surrounding land |
mountain range | a serious of connected mountains |
peninsula | a body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water |
plain | area of low land at low elevation ; covered with grass |
plateau | flat or rolling at high elevation usually 300-3000 ft high |
physical feature | characteristics of a place - natutrally occuring like landforms climate resources |
river | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
sea | large body of water partially or completely surrounded by land |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining two large bodies of water |
ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
volcano | mountsan created as liquid rock and ash erupt from the sides the eart |
valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |