Final Exam Review 2 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Bay | A part of a large body of water that extends into the shorline |
Channel | A wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
Elevation | Height above sea level |
Landform | Individual features of the land |
Gulf | A part of a large body of water that extends inland; larger than a bay |
Harbor | A sheltered place along a shrline where ships can anchor safely |
Island | A land completely surrounded by water |
Lake | A sizeable inland body of water |
Mountain | Land with steep side that rise sharply(1,000 ft or more) from surrounding land |
Mountain range | A series of connected mountains |
Peninsula | A body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounding on three sides |
Plain | An aren of low land at low elevation; covered with grass |
Pleteau | A flat or rolling land at a low elevation usually at 300-3,000 ft high |
Physical features | Characteristics of a place-naturally occurring like land-forms, climate, resources |
River | Large natural stream of water that runs through land |
Strait | A narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
Sea | A large body of water that is partially or completely surrounded by land |
Ocean | One of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
Volcano | A mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth |
Valley | An area of lowland behind hills and mountains |
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