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Landforms 1
Landforms B-I World Geography
Question | Answer |
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Stretch of land that separates river systems | Divide |
Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean | Cape |
Body of slow moving ice | Glacier |
Narrow stretch of land that connects two larger land areas | Isthmus |
Wide waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other | Channel |
Sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor | Harbor |
Deep and narrow valley with steep walls | Canyon |
Small land area completely surrounded by water | Island |
Area of land drained by a river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations | Basin |
Direction in which a river or stream flows | Downstream |
Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline; larger and more deeply indented than a bay | Gulf |
Steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice | Cliff |
Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline; smaller than a gulf | Bay |
Elevated land; examples include hills, mountains, or plateaus | Highland |
Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth | Delta |
Elevated land with a rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain | Hill |