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Geography review
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archipelago | Chain of islands |
| Delta | Triangular area of lmarshland, formed by deposits of silt near the mouth of some rivers. |
| Geography | The study of people and their environments aand the resources they have available to them. |
| Human Environment Interaction | How people have shaped and have been shaped by the places where they live. |
| Penninsula | Piece of land nearly surrounded by water |
| Slash and burn | Farming method in which the forest and brush are cut down and burned to create planting fields |
| Plains | rolling flatlands |
| Steppes | Sparse dry grassland |
| Plateau | large level area raised above adjacent land |
| Terrace Farming | A method used in hilly areas to cut edges into slopes to conserve soil and water for farming |
| Strait | A narrow passage connecting two bodies of water |