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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chain of islands | archipelago |
| large body of salt water extending into land | bay |
| narrow valley with steep high sides | canyon |
| islands of slit at the mouth of a river | delta |
| large area of hot, dry sandy land | desert |
| narrow bay bordered by steep cliffs | fjord |
| large mass (mountain) of frozen water in ocean | glacier |
| like a bay but larger | gulf |
| rounded raised part of land, smaller than a mountain | hill |
| land completely surrounded by water | island |
| narrow strip of land connecting two large pieces of land | isthmus |
| fresh water completely surrounded by land | lake |
| high, pointed, steep, rocky land | mountain |
| large body of salt water | ocean/sea |
| land surrounded by water on three sides | peninsula |
| large area of flat, grassy land | plain |
| area of high flat land | plateau |
| stream of fresh water flowing through land | river |
| narrow saltwater separating two landmasses | strait |
| low land found between mountains/hills | valley |
| mountain that spews lava | valcano |
| close to equator and gets direct sun | tropics |
| far from equator and gets indirect sun | polar |
| the higher the colder | elivation |
| high latitude | polar |
| middle latitude | temperate |
| low latitude | tropical |
| what is the largest ocean | pacific ocean |
| what is the smallest ocean | artic ocean |