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Term | Definition |
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Continent | One of 7 great land areas of Earth |
Country | A nation with its own government occupying a particular territory |
Island | Body of land entirely surrounded by water and smaller than a continent |
Peninsula | Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean; surrounded on three sides of water |
Mountain | Land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land |
Plain | large area of flat or gently rolling land |
Valley | Area of low land between hills or mountains |
Desert | hot, dry sandy region with little or no vegetation or animal life |
Isthmus | Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas |
Plateau | large raised, flat or gently rolling land |
Ocean | One of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounds continents |
River | Large stream of water within a definite course or channel |
Lake | A large inland body of water |
Gulf | Large body of water that extends into a shoreline |
Strait | Narrow water passage between 2 larger bodies of water |