Geography Test
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 basin | the land drained by a river, land surrounded by higher land |
| bay | an inlet of the sea or other body of water, usually smaller than a gulf but of the same general character |
| canal | an artificial waterway constructed for navigation or for the movement of water |
| cape | a point or extension of land jutting into the water that is usually smaller or thinner than a peninsula |
| delta | soil deposited at the mouth of a river |
| gulf | a large area of sea or ocean that is partially enclosed, larger that a bay |
| island | a body of land smaller than a continent, surrounded by water |
| mountain range | a row of connected mountains |
| peninsula | a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body of land |
| plain | large are of level land |
| plateau | elevated, level potion of land bounded on at least one side by step slopes |
| river source/river mouth | the place where the river begins, usually in the highlands |
| sea | a body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean |
| strait | a narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water |
| valley | an area of generally flat land extending many miles inland and drained or watered bay a large river and its tributaries |
| compass rose | a circle that shows direction on a map or chart |
| cardinal points | each of the four main points on a compass (north, south, east, west) |
| globe | a spherical representation of the earth |
| scale | series of marks on a line to assist with measuring something |
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