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ch2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bay | part of a large body of water that extends into the shore |
| channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| landform | individual feaures of the land |
| gulf | part of a large body of water enstends inland |
| harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| island | land compeletly surrounded by water |
| lake | a sizeable island body of water |
| mountain | land with steep sides that rise shraply from surrounding land |
| mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
| peninsula | body of land jutting out into a land or an ocean on three sides by water |
| plain | area of low land evelation |
| plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevation |
| phyisical feature | charateristics of a place-naturally occuring like landform |
| river | large natural stream of water that run through land |
| sea | large body of water partially or compeletly surrounded by land |
| strait | narrow stretch 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 the inside of the earth |
| valley | area of lowland between hills and mountins |