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FinalExamReviewII
Chaper 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |