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GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS
CARMALT - Geographical terms used by real geographers
Question | Answer |
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an opening in the coastline where water reaches into the land | bay |
dry, almost rainless region of land | desert |
opening in the coastline larger than a bay | gulf |
large section of mostly submerged ice, floating in water | iceberg |
water completely surrounded by land, usually freshwater | lake |
one of the seven large landmasses on earth surrounded by water | continent |
large body of ice that slowly moves over land | glacier |
land higher than the land around it | hill |
land completely surrounded by water | island |
high land usually with a pointed or rounded top | mountain |
lowland between hills or mountains | valley |
land that is soaked with water, also referred to as a marsh | swamp |
body of water that flows into a larger body of water | tributary |
place where a river begins, usually in the mountains | source |
large stream of running water through land | river |
flatland | plain |
one of the 4 bodies of salt water on Earth | ocean |
land with water on three sides | peninsula |
flatland covered with grass | prairie |
large body of water partly surrounded by land | sea |
place where river empties into a larger body of water | mouth |