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FinalExamReviewII
Chaper 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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bay | part of large body of water that extends into shoreline |
channel | wide striat or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
elevation | hieght above sea level |
landform | individual features of the land |
gulf | part of a lrage body of water that extends inland; larger than a bay |
harbor | sheltered place along a shorelinewhere ships can anchor safely |
island | land surrounded by water |
lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
mountain | land with steep sides the rise sharply |
mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
peninsula | body of land jutting out into a like or and ocean surrounded on three side by water |
plain | area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass |
plateau | flat of rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,0000 ft high |
physical feature | characteristics of a place-naturally ourring like landforms, climate, resources |
river | large natural system of water that runs through land |
sea | large body of water partially or completely surrounded by land |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water the surround the continents |
volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt form inside the earth |
valley | area of lowland between hills and mountians |