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Land Forms
Land forms and bodies of water
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mountain Pass | A narrow gap through a mountain pass |
| Hill | A rounded raised landform Not as high as mountain. |
| Peninsula | a body of water NEARLY surrounded by water. |
| Basin | A BOWL shaped land form surrounded by higher land. |
| Desert | A DRY environment with FEW plants and animals. |
| Timberline | A line beyond which trees DO NOT grow. |
| Glacier | A HUGE SHEET OF ICE that moves SLOWLY ACROSS the land. |
| Ishmus | A NARROW STRIP of land that connects TWO larger bodies of LAND. |
| Dam | A WALL built across a river creating a lake that STORES water. (Like Lake Folsom) |
| Plain | A Large area of NEARLY FLAT land. |
| Butte | A small flat top hill. Smaller than MESA. |
| Mesa | A hill with a flat top. Smaller than a PLATEAU. |
| Plateau | An area of ELEVATED FLAT Land. |
| Delta | Land made of SILT left behind as a river drains into a LARGE body of water. |
| Bay | PART OF AN OCEAN that EXTENDS far into Land. |
| Ocean | A large body of SALT WATER that covers much of the EARTH. |
| Gulf | Part of an OCEAN that extends into land. LARGER than a BAY. (Like the GULF of MEXICO) |
| Waterfall | A flow of water flowing VERTICAlY. |
| Lake | A Body of water completely surrounded by WATER. (Lake Folsom) |
| River | A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water. (Can flow into another river, lake, or ocean) |
| Strait | A Narrow water way that connects two larger bodies of water. (Opposite of an Ishmus. |
| Port | A place where ships UNLOADS and LOADS their goods. |
| Canal | A channel built to carry water for IRRIGATION or NAVIGATION. |
| Harbor | A SHELTERS place along a COAST where boats DOCK SAFELY. |
| River Basin | All the land that is drained by a river or its tributaries. |
| Tributary | A smaller river that flows into a larger river. |
| Mouth | The place where a river empties into a larger body of water. |
| Source | The starting point of a river. |
| Coast | The land ALONG an OCEAN. |
| Island | A body of land COMPLETELY surrounded by WATER. (Hawaii) |
| Canyon | A deep narrow VALLEY with steep sides. |
| Valley | A area of low land between hills of a mountain. |
| Mountain | A high land form with steep sides (Higher than a Hill) |
| Peak | The TOP of a mountain. |
| Mountain Range | A ROW or CHAIN of MOUNTAINS. |
| Reservoir | A Natural or ARTIFICAL lake used to STORE water. (Lake Folsom) |
| Volcano | An OPENING in Earths surface through which hot rock and ash are force out. |
| Dune | A mound hill or ridge MADE of SAND heaped by the wind. |
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