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archipelago-

a group of islands

bay-

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline; & is smaller then a gulf.

cannyon

deep and narrow valley with steep walls

channel-

watter way between two landmasses

cliff

steep high wall of rock

continent

one of the seven large landmasses on the Earth

delta

flat low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river

divide

stretch of high land that separates river systems

downstream

direction in which the stream flows down into its mouth

escarpment

steep cliff of slope between higher and lower land surface

glacier

large thick body of slowly moving ice

gulf

part of a body of water that extends into a shoreline generally larger then a bay

harbor

sheltered place where people can safely dock there boats.

highland

elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau

hill

elevated land with sloping sides

island

land area smaller then a continent completely surrounded by water


isthmus

narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas

lake

a sizeable inland body of water

lowland

land usuallylevel, at a low elevation

mesa

flat topped platform with steep sides

mountain

land with steep sides that rises sharply 1000 feet or more

mountain peak

pointed top of a mountain

mountain range

a series of connected mountains

mouth

place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water

oasis

small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found

ocean

one of the four major bodies of salt water

ocean current

stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean

peninsula

body of land surrounded by 3 sides of water

physical feature

charestic of a place such as a landforms, body of water, & climate

plain

area of land usually at low elevation often covered in grasses

plateau

area of flat or rolling land, usually at high elevation ranging from 300-3000 ft high

reef

a chain of rocks

river

large natural stream of water that runs threw land

sea

large body of water completly or partly surrounded by land

sea coast

land next to a sea or ocean

sound

broad inland body of water

source

place where a river or stream begins

strait

narrow stretch of water joining two large bodies of water

tributary

small river or strem that flows into a large river or stream

upstream

direction opposite the flow of a river

valley

are of low land usually between hills or mountains

volcano

mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth