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Land and Water Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The body of water nearly surrounded by land | Bay |
| The edge of a continent or island where land and water meet | Coast |
| One of the Earth's seven largest bodies of land | Continent |
| Land formed from the rock and soil a river deposits near its mouth | Delta |
| A small body of land completely surrounded by water | Island |
| A body of water completely surrounded by land | Lake |
| A landform at least 2000 feet above sea level | Mountain |
| Lowland between hills or mountain | Valley |
| One of Earth's five largest bodies of water | Ocean |
| A highland with low relief: land that is fairly flat with high elevation | Plateau |
| A body of water that flows from the highlands to the lowlands | River |
| A narrow valley with high, steep sides | Canyon |
| A sheltered body of water where ships can anchor safely | Harbor |
| A point of land that extends into an ocean | Cape |
| A narrow strip of land that connects two large bodies of land | Isthmus |
| A narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water | Strait |