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Ch.2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bay | a part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline |
| Chanel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to eachother |
| Elevation | height above sea level |
| Landform | individual features of the land |
| Gulf | part of a large body of water that extends inland;larger than a bay |
| Harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| Island | land completely surrounded by water |
| Lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
| Mountain | land with steep sides that rise shaply (1,000 ft. or more)from surrounding land |
| Mountain Range | a series of connected mountains |
| Peninsula | a body of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| Plain | area of low land covered with grass |
| Plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high |
| Phyisical Feature | characteristics of a place-naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resorces |
| River | large stream of water that runs through land |
| Sea | large body of water partially or completely surrounded by land |
| Strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| Ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| Volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth |
| Valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |