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Geography 4
terms r-v
Question | Answer |
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relief | changes in elevation over a given area of land |
river | large natural stream of water that runs through the land |
sea | large body of water compleely or partly surrounded by land |
seacoast | land lying next to a sea or an ocean |
sound | broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast |
source | (of a river) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
tributary | small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; branch of a river |
upstream | direction opposite the flow of a river; toward the source of a river or stream |
valley | area of low land usually between hills or mountains |
volcano | mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth |