Geographic Terms pt 1
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Archipelago | a large group of islands |
| Basin | all the land drained by a river and its tributaries |
| Bay | an arm of a sea or lake, extending into the land, usually smaller than a gulf |
| Canal | a waterway built to connect two other bodies of water |
| Canyon | a deep valley with steep sides |
| Cape | a point of land extending from the coastline into the sea or a lake |
| Cliff | a high, steep face of rock or earth |
| Coast | land along a sea or an ocean |
| Dam | a wall built across a river to hold back the water |
| Delta | land at the mouth of a river, made of sand and silt, usually shaped like a triangle |
| Desert | a very dry area where few plants grow |
| Dune | a hill, mound, or ridge of sand formed by the wind |
| Glacier | a large body of ice that moves very slowly over the land or down a valley |
| Gulf | an arm of a sea or lake extending into the land, usually larger than a bay |
| Harbor | a protected place on an ocean, sea, lake, or river where ships can anchor safely |
| Hill | a rounded and raised landform, not as high as a mountain |
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