Geographic Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Archipelago | a chain or group of islands |
| Bay | a body of water partly enclosed by land (smaller than a gulf) |
| Canyon | a deep valley with steep sides often with a river or stream |
| Cape | a piece of land jutting out into the sea (smaller than a penninsula) |
| Canal | an artificial waterway for navigation or irrigation |
| Basin | a hollow depression in the earth's surface, completely or partially surrounded by land |
| Delta | a low triangular area of soil deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water |
| Glacier | an extended mass of iceformed by snow falling and accumulating. moves VERY slowly |
| Ithmus | A narrow strip of land borderd by water that connects two larger bodies of land. |
| Plain | a level or flat, usually treeless, area of land |
| Plateau | a level surfaced land area, raised above adjoining land |
| Penninsula | an area of land that is almost completely surrounded by water except for a small part connecting it to the main land |
| Tributary | a stream that flows to a larger stream or body of water |
| Strait | a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water |
| Confluence | the junction or meeting place of two or more rivers or streams as they flow together |
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