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Cole Map 2 Vocab
vocab prep for land forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| word | definition |
| mountain | Land with steep sides that rise sharply from the surrounding land. |
| plain | Area of level land usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses. |
| river | Large natural stream of water that flows through land. |
| bay | Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline. |
| cape | Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean. |
| plateau | Area of flat or rolling land at high elevation, about 300 to 3, 000 feet high. |
| canyon | a deep, narrow valley with steep walls. |
| island | Body of land completely surrounded by water. |
| valley | Low land between hills or mountains. |
| gulf | Part of a body of water that extends into a shoreline; larger and deeper than a bay. |
| peninsula | Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water. |
| coast | Land along a sea or an ocean. |
| tributary | Small stream or river that flows into a larger river or stream. |
| isthmus | Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas. |
| delta | Flat, low land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth. |
| mouth of a river | Place where a river empties into a larger body of water. |
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