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FinalExamReview1
Ch 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Part of a large body of water that extends into shortline | Bay |
| Wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other | Channel |
| Height above sea level | Elevation |
| Individual features on land | Landform |
| Part of a large body of water that enstends inland; larger than a bay | Gulf |
| A sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely | Harbor |
| Land completely surrounded by water | Island |
| A sizeable inland body of water | Lake |
| Land with steep sides that raise sharply from surrounding land | Mountain |
| A series of connected mountains | Mountain Range |
| Body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water | Peninsula |
| Area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass | Plain |
| Flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high | Plateau |
| Characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms climate resources | Physical Feature |
| Large natural stream of water that runs through land | River |
| Large body of water partially | Sea |
| Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water | Strait |
| One of four major bodies of salt water that surrounded by land | Ocean |
| Mountain created as a liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth | Volcano |
| Area of lowland between hills and mountains | Valley |
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