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landfms & water
vocabulary review of landforms and bodies of water
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline | Bay |
| A deep, narrow valley with steep walls | Canyon |
| A point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean | cape |
| land along a sea or an ocean | coast |
| flat, low land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth | delta |
| part of a body of water that extends into a shoreline; larger & deeper than a bay | gulf |
| A body of land completely surrounded by water | island |
| narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas | isthmus |
| body of water completely surrounded by land; usually freshwater | lake |
| land with steep sides that rise sharply from the surrounding land | mountain |
| place where a river empties into a larger body of water | mouth of a river |
| body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water | peninsula |
| An area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses | plain |
| An area of flat or rolling land at high elevation, about 300-3,000 ft. high | plateau |
| A large natural stream of water that flows through land | river |
| A small stream or river that flows into a large river or stream | tributary |
| low land between hills or mountains | valley |
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