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Physical Features

TermDefinition
Island a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent
Bog wet spongy ground
Tributary a stream feeding a larger stream or a lake
Peninsula a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area
deserts such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually
plateaus a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it
isthmus a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas
arid very dry
tropical of, being, or characteristic of a region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture
semiarid characterized by light rainfall; having from about 10 to 20 inches (25 to 51 centimeters) of annual precipitation
mountain an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill
delta a piece of land shaped like a triangle that is formed when a river splits into smaller rivers before it flows into an ocean
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