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vocabulary 1-28
Question | Answer |
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What is Absolute location? | Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates (latitude and longitude). |
What is an Archipalageo? | A group of islands close together in an ocean or sea. |
What is basin? | Area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevation. |
What is a channel? | Wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway. |
What is delta? | Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth. |
What is a fjord? | A long narrow coastal inlet with steep sides, often formed by glacial action, especially along the western coast of Norway. |
What is an Ithmus? | Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger landmasses. |