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Basic Geography Voc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archipelago | Large group or chain of islands |
| Atoll | Ring-shaped coral island or string of island, usually surrounding a lagoon |
| Bay | Part of a large body of water that extends into the land |
| Beach | Gently sloping shore of ocean or other water body |
| Butte | Flat-topped hill; smaller than a mesa |
| Canal | Waterway built to connect two other bodies of water |
| Canyon | Deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| Cape | Coastline that projects into the land |
| Channel | Narrow strip of water between two land bodies |
| Cliff | Steep rock face |
| Delta | Land formed by deposits at the mouth of the river |
| Desert | Dry, sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation |
| Dune | Mound, hill, or ridge of sand heaped by wind |
| Fjord | Deep narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs |
| Foothill | Hilly area at the base of a mountain range |
| Glacier | Large sheet of ice that moves slowly over a land surface |
| Gulf | Part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land; larger than a bay |
| Hill | Rounded, raised landform; lower than a mountain (less than 1,000 feet above sea level) |
| Island | Body of land completely surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | Narrow strip of land (bordered by water) joining two larger bodies of land |
| Lake | Body of water completely surrounded by land |
| Lagoon | Shallow water ares enclosed within an atoll or cut off from sea by a strip of land |
| Mesa | High, flat landfrom rising steeply above surrounding land; smaller than a plateau |
| Mountain | High, rounded or pointed landform with steep sides (over 1,000 feet above sea level) |
| Mountain Range | Row or chain of mountains |
| Mouth | Place where a river empties into a body of water |
| Oasis | A place in a desert where a supply of water makes the land fertile |
| Ocean | One of Earth's four largest bodies of water |
| Peak | Pointed top of a mountain or hill |
| Peninsula | Body of land almost completely surrounded by water |
| Plain | Large area of level or gently rolling land |
| Plateau | Area of high, flat land; larger than a mesa |
| River | Large stream of water that flows across land and empties into a larger water body |
| Sea | Large bay of water partly or entirely surrounded by land |
| Strait | Narrow waterway or channel connecting two bodies of water |
| Tributary | River or stream that flows into a larger river or stream |
| Valley | V-shaped depression between mountain or hills |
| Volcano | Mountain created by volcanic action |
| Waterfall | Flow of water falling from a high place to a low place |
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