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6th Ch 02 Lesson 03
Physical Geography Lesson 3 Land and Water
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plateau | a flat area that rises above the surrounding land |
| plain | a large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas |
| continental shelf | the part of a continent that extends into the ocean in a plateau, then drops sharply to the ocean floor |
| trench | a long narrow, steep-sided cut on the ocean floor |
| desalination | a process that makes salt water safe to drink |
| groundwater | the water contained inside Earth's crust |
| delta | an area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river |
| water cycle | the process in which water is used and reused on Earth, including precipitation, collection, evaporation, and condensation |
| evaporation | the change of liquid water to water vapor |
| condensation | the result of water vapor changing to a liquid or a solid state |
| acid rain | rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution |
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