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Mr. B's geo terms
geography vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archipelago | a large group or chain of islands |
| atoll | a ring- shaped coral isaland or string of islands, surronding a lagoon |
| basin | An area of low lying land surrounded by higher land |
| bay | Part of an ocean, sea, or lake, that extends into the land. |
| beach | the gentle sloping shore of an ocean or other body of water usually containing sand or pebbles |
| butte | a small, flat topped hill |
| canal | a waterway built to carry water for navigation or irrigation |
| canyon | a deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| cape | a projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, gulf, bay,or lake |
| cliff | a high, steep face of rock or earth |
| coast | land along an ocean or sea |
| dam | a wall built across a river to hold back the flowing water |
| delta | land formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt, sand, and pebbles |