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Semester I Geography
Question | Answer |
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Altitude | The height above sea level |
Archipelago | A chain of many islands |
Arid | Dry and barren; lacking sufficient water for things to grow |
Atoll | A coral reef surrounding a central lagoon |
Aurora Borealis | Brilliant lights found in the Northern Hemisphere |
Basin | A region drained by a river; land largely enclosed by higher land |
Bay | Part of a body of water which reaches into the land (Smaller than a gulf) |
Canal | A narrow, man-made channel of water that joins other bodies of water |
Canyon | A deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
Chasm | A deep crack in the earth's surface |
Cordillera | |
Delta | the land deposited at the mouth of a river |
Depression | Lowland area, often below sea level, with no drainage outlet |
Escarpment | A steep slope or cliff |
Estuary | An inlet or arm of the sea where the tide meets the current |
Plateau | Tableland, a highland plain or elevated area |
Prairie | Level or hilly land covered with grass but no trees |
Precipice | A vertical or overhanging rock, steep cliff |