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Physical Features
Earth's Physical Features: Landforms and Bodies of Water
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archipelago | a group or chain of islands |
| basin | area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevation |
| bay | a small part of a larger body of water that extends into a shoreline |
| coastal plain | land lying next to a sea or ocean |
| delta | flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth |
| gulf | a large part of a larger body of water that extends into a shoreline |
| island | land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water |
| isthmus | narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas |
| lake | a sizable inland body of water |
| mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
| mouth | place where a river or stream flows into a larger body of water |
| ocean | one of the five major bodies of saltwater that surround the continents |
| peninsula | body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water |
| plain | area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered with grasses |
| plateau | area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet |
| river | large natural stream of water that runs through the land |
| strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| tribuatary | small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream |
| valley | area of low land usually between hills or mountains |
| volcano | mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth |
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