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Land&Water 1
Must know land and water form vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Continent | one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica). |
| Mountain | a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). |
| Hill | a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain |
| Peninsula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland |
| Volcano | a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals |
| Island | a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent |
| Ocean | the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface |
| River | a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels |
| Lake | a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land |
| Sea | a division of these waters, of considerable extent, more or less definitely marked off by land boundaries |
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