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chpt.12-earth's surf
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| canyon | valleys that are very deep and have steep, rocky cliffs |
| coastline | the place where the land meets the ocean |
| continent | one of the earth's seven major land masses |
| elevation | how high a mountain rises above sea level |
| erosion | the removal of rock and soil by wind and water |
| geographer | a scientist who studies the earth's surface |
| lake | a large body of water surrounded by land |
| landform | feature of the earth's surface |
| mountain | a landform that usually rises at least 2000 feet above the earth's surface |
| plain | a mostly flat, level area of land |
| river | a body of fresh water that flows from an upland source to a large lake or to the sea |
| valley | an area of low-lying land that is surrounded by higher ground |