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Physical Features
Question | Answer |
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narrow stretch of water connecting two larger bodies of water | strait |
a point of land extending into an ocean, lake, or sea | cape |
a large sheet of ice | glacier |
a piece of land bordered by water on three sides | peninsula |
a broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides all around it | mesa |
the place where a river begins | source |
a stream that flows into a larger stream, river, or other body of water | tributary |
a series of connected mountains | mountain range |
a large area of level land | plain |
a deep and narrow river valley with steep walls | canyon |
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land | isthmus |
a chain or cluster of islands | archipelago |
a large area of flat or rolling land at a higher elevation than the surrounding territory | plateau |
a narrow, steep-sided valley created by glaciers and filled with seawater | fjord |
flat, low-lying land built up from silt deposited at the mouth of a river | delta |
the place where a river ends | mouth |
a large inland body of water, usually connected to an ocean | sea |