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Geography terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plain | A tract of flat or level territory |
| Ocean | the earths largest body of water |
| Peak | a mountain that stands above or separate from the mountain range |
| Cape | a projecting part of a coastline that extends into the ocean, gulf, sea, or bay |
| Mountain range | a chain of mountains |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting 2 large areas of land |
| Archipelago | a chain of islands |
| Lake | a body of water completely surrounded by land |
| Sea | a large body of water partly or entirely sorounded by land |
| Desert | a very dry area where vegetation is limited or scarce |
| Strait | a narrow waterway connecting 2 larger bodies of water |
| Mouth | the point where a river empties in to the sea |
| Peninsula | a part of land that projects into the ocean, sea, or lake and is surrounded by 3 sides of water |
| Gulf | part of an ocean or sea that extends into land (larger than a bay) |
| River | a large stream of water that flows across land |
| Bay | part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into land |