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YES 5th Geography
USI.2 US Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Continent | one of the main landmasses of the globe |
| Lowland | land that is low or level, in comparison with the land close to it |
| Highland | elevated region, may contain plateaus or mountains |
| Erosion | the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, etc |
| Flatlands | region of land that is flat with little to no elevation |
| Interior | located on the inside of something |
| Rugged | rough, not smooth |
| Isolated | not connected to anything else |
| Fertile | capable of producing vegetaion, crops, etc abundantly |
| River | a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course |
| Lake | a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land |
| Gulf | a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land |
| Bay | a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline |
| Plains | an area of land that is not significantly higher than its neighboring land |
| Plateau | raised land with a level surface, often cut by deep canyons |
| Island | land completely surrounded by water, but not big enough to be a continent |
| Peninsula | an area of land surrounded by water on three sides and still connected to the mainland |