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geo words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cove | small horseshoe body of water |
| cylindrical projection | A cylindrical projection is a type of map in which a cylinder is wrapped around a sphere |
| delta | A delta is a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream i |
| fjord | A fjord is a long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs. |
| geyser | A geyser is a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground. |
| isthmus | An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides. |
| marsh | marsh A marsh is a type of freshwater, brackish water or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, pond, lakes and coasts. Marsh plants grow up out of the water. |
| parallel | A parallel (of latitude is a line on a map that represents an imaginary east-west circle |
| plain | Plains are flat lands that have only small changes in elevation. |
| planar projection | planar projection A planar projection is a type of map in which the details of the globe are projected onto a plane |