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Term | Definition |
bay | part of a large body of water that extends into the shoeline |
channel | wid strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
elevation | height above sea level |
landform | individual features of the land |
golf | part of a large body of water that enstends inland, larger than a bay |
harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchore safely |
island | land competely surrounded by water |
lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply(1,000ft or more) from surrounding land |
mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
penninsula | body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water |
plain | area of low land at low elevation; covered with grass |
plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft.high |
physical features | characteristics of a place naturally occuring like landforms, climate, resources |
river | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
sea | large body of water partially or completely surrounded by land |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
volcano | mountain created as liquids rock and ash erupt from inside the earth |
valley | area of lowland between hills and mountains |
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