Adam's Geography Words/Definitions
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| Peak | a single mountain, or it’s top
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| Pass | a low place, where it is easier to cross the mountains
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| Mountain range | a group of mountains
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| Mountain system | a group of mountain ranges
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| Ridge | the land along to top of two connected mountains
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| Glacier | a huge move mass of ice that flows across the land
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| Mesa | a steep-sided hill that is flat at the top
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| Foothills | hills near the bottom of the mountain
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| Plateau/tableland | a large area of land that is flat at the top
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| Piedmont | a plateau region extending from the foothills to a place where the land drops, also called a fall line
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| Peninsula | an area of land surrounded by water on all sides but one
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| Cape | a point of land that projects out into an ocean or sea
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| Archipelago | a large group of islands
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| Delta | a low, triangular plain
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| Tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger one
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| Drainage Basin | the land drained by a river
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| Divide | a ridge separating drainage basins
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| Gulf/Bay | a body of water usually connected to an ocean or sea and is partly surrounded by land
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| Inlet | a small bay
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| Fjord | a long, narrow inlet with high, steep banks
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| Strait/Sound | a passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water
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