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earth's landforms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| landform definition | physical feature on earth's surface |
| land features in US | mountain, hill, valley, canyon, plain, plateau, desert, beach, dune |
| water features in US | ocean, coast, tributary, river, waterfall, lake, estuary, delta, inlet |
| mountain | land form that rises high above the ground |
| valley | low land between mountains or hills |
| plain | wide flat area |
| desert | area with little precipitation |
| beach | land along edge of body of water |
| ocean | large body of salt water |
| coast | body of water meets land |
| tributary | small river or stream |
| river | natural body of moving water |
| estuary | river water and ocean water meet |
| delta | mass of land that forms at mouth of river |
| inlet | narrow body of water off larger body of water |
| ocean basn | large underwater area between continents |
| continental shelf | ocean floor along coast of a continent |
| continental slope | sharp slope of ocean floor; where continental shelf ends |
| abyssal plain | wide, flat area of ocean floor that covers 40% |
| trenches | deepest parts of ocean floor; usually long and narrow |
| mid-ocean ridges | underwater mountain ranges |