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Geography
Studying the Five Themes of Geography
Term | Definition |
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Lake | a sizable inland body of water |
Delta | flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth |
archipelago | a group of islands |
swamp | muddy, gooey, nasty, smelley, dark, infected |
desert | dry, sandy, hot |
mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
isthumus | narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas |
peninsula | body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water |
valley | area of low land usually between hills or mountains |
island | land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water |