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Social Studies Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Volcano | An opening in Earths surface through which gases and lava escapes |
| Island | A body of land surrounded by water. |
| Strait | A narrow strip of water connecting to 2 larger bodies of water |
| Swamp | An area land that is saturated by water |
| Flood Plain | Flat land alongside a river, formed by mud and silt deposited by floods |
| River or Mouth | The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean |
| Sea Level | The level of the oceans surface used as a reference point when measuring heights and depths |
| Marsh | soft wet low-lying, grassy area located between water and dry land |
| Delta | a triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river |
| Harbor | a sheltered area of water deep enough for docking ships |
| Cape | a pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or lake |
| Bay | A part of an ocean or a lake partially enclosed by land |
| Butte | A raised flat area of land with steep sides |
| Oasis | A fertile green area in an arid region |
| Desert | an arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| Mesa | An isolated relatively flat-topped elevation |
| Prairie | A treeless grass covered plain |
| Mountain | a high and often rocky area of land mass with steep sloping sides |
| Steppe | an extensive usually treeless plain often dry and grass covered |
| Valley | A long low lying area if land often with a river or stream running through it that is surrounded by higher ground |
| Glacier | a large body of continuously accumulating ice and compacted snow formed in mountain valley at the poles that deforms under its own weight and slowly moves |
| Cataract | a series of river rapids and small waterfalls with only with only moderate vertical drop |
| Canyon | a deep narrow valley with steep sides often with a stream running through it |
| Cliff | A high steep rock or ice face especially a rock face extending along a coast line |
| Plateau | an area of high ground with a fairly level surface |
| Peninsula | a narrow piece of land that juts out from the mainland into an area of water |
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