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Term | Definition |
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bay | part of a large body of water that extends into shorelines |
channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
elevation | height above sea level |
landform | individual features of the land |
gulf | part of a large boby of water that enstends in land larger than a bay |
harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall |
island | land completely surrounded by water |
lake | a sizeable inland body of water |
mountain | land with steep sides that rise sharply (1000 ft or more) from surrounding land |
mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
peninsula | body of land jutting out into a lake or an ocean surrounded on three sides by water |
plain | area of low land at low elevation covered with grass |
plateau | flat or rolling land at high elevation usually 300-3,000 ft high |
physical feature | characteristics of a place naturally occurring like landforms climate resources |
river | large natural stream of water that runs through land |
sea | large body of water partially or competely surrounded by land |
strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |