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Stack #190919
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Basin | Bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land |
| Bay | Inlet of the sea or of some other body of water, usually smaller than a gulf |
| Canyon | Deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| Cape | Point of land that extends into water |
| Channel | Deepest part of a body of water |
| Coastal Plain | Area of flat land along a sea or ocean |
| Delta | Triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river |
| Fall line | Area along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land |
| Glacier | Large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land |
| Gulf | Part of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay |
| Inlet | Any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water |
| Isthmus | Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land |
| Marsh | Lowland with moist soil and tall grasses |
| Mesa | Flat-topped mountain with steep sides |
| Mountain pass | Gap between mountains |
| Mountain range | Chain of mountains |
| Mouth of river | Place where a river empties into another body of water |
| Peninsula | Land that is almost completely surrounded by water |
| Plain | Area of flat or gently rolling low land |
| Plateau | Area of high mostly flat land |
| Savanna | Area of grassland and scattered trees |
| Sea level | Level of the surface of an ocean or a sea |
| Source of river | Place where a river begins |
| Strait | Narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
| Swamp | Area of low, wet land with trees |
| Tributary | Stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
| Volcano | Operating in the earth after raised through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out |