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Landforms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Savana | open grassland with widely spaced trees in a hot seasonally dry climate |
| strait | relatively narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water |
| channel | the deepest part of a river harbor or large strait |
| geyser | natural spring that ejects steam and hot water into the air. |
| sea | body of saltwater partially enclosed by land. |
| gulf | body of saltwater partially enclosed by land. |
| bay | body of saltwater partially enclosed by land. |
| Canal | artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel. |
| canyon | deep valley with high steep hills |
| Delta | triangular plane formed by the gravel,silt,sand and clay deposited at a rivers mouth where it slows to meet another body of water. |
| Tundra | vast treeless plains with permafrost and small low plants. |
| Glacier | large body of ice that moves across the Earths surface. |
| Peninsula | landform surrounded by water on 3 sides. |
| island | piece of land completely surrounded by water. |
| fjord | long narrow coastal valley between tall rocky cliffs. |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land between two seas or oceans that connect two larger land areas. |
| plateau | large flat area of land that is usually higher than the land around it with at least one steep slope |
| plain | large area of relatively flat or gently rolling land |
| prairie | large area of relatively flat or gently rolling land. |
| dune | ridge or hill of sand blown or drifted by the wind in deserts or on beaches. |
| valley | elongated lowland between mountain ranges or hills. |
| rainforest | a dense tropical evergreen rainforest with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches. |
| marsh | wetlands area always or sometimes covered with shallow water. |
| mountain | rugged mass of rock that rises above the surrounding landscape with steep slopes and a peak or summit. |
| desert | dry barren region that receives little or no precipitation |
| lake | large body of fresh or salt water that is entirely surrounded by land |