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Geographical Terms 5
Old World History, Geographical Terms and Interesting Facts page 5
Question | Answer |
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What is a flat or level area of land, where most of the people in the world live? | plains |
What is a highland plain, or an elevated area of generally level land, sometimes containing deep canyons? | plateau |
What is the other name for a plateau? | tableland |
What is the term for a deep, narrow valley with steep sides? | canyon |
What is the term for a large area of salt water smaller than an ocean and partly or completely enclosed by land? | sea |
What is a branch of the ocean, smaller than a sea, reaching into the land? | bay |
What do we call a large bay? | gulf |
What is a sheltered place where ships may anchor safely? | harbor |
What is the term for a narrow channel? | strait |
What is the term for a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water; also deepest part of a river or harbor? | channel |
What do we call a wide channel or strait linking two large bodies of water, or separating an island from the mainland? | sound |
What is a narrow, man-made channel of water that joins other bodies of water, and is used for navigation or irrigation? | canal |
What is a river or creek which flows into a larger river? | tributary |
What is the term for the land deposited at the mouth of a river? | delta |
What do we call the land drained by a river and its branches? | river basin |
The world's largest ocean? | Pacific Ocean |
The ocean that separates Europe from America? | Atlantic Ocean |
The world's warmest ocean? | Indian Ocean |
The longest river in the world? | Nile River |
The second longest river in the world? | Amazon River |
The most important river in Europe. | Rhine River |