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Physical Features
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| island | land area smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water |
| strait | narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water |
| gulf | large body of water protected by surrounding land that flows into an ocean |
| river | water flowing downhill into a larger body of water; large natural stream that runs through land |
| plains | area of level land covered with grasses |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses |
| bay | small body of water that is part of a large body of water and is protected by a surrounding shoreline |
| volcano | mountain created as liquid rock or ash erupts from inside the earth |
| plateau | area of flat rolling land at a high elevation |
| peninsula | large area of land extending into a sea or ocean surrounded by water on three sides |
| mountain | land that rises sharply from surrounding land |
| delta | flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth |
| glacier | large, thick body of slow moving ice |
| source | a place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands |
| mouth | place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water |
| tributary | small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream |
| basin | area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevation |
| sea | large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land |
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