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Ch. 2 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Bay | part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline |
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 body of water that extends inland; larger than a bay |
Harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
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 surrounded 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 | |
Physical Feature | |
River | |
Sea | |
Strait | |
Ocean | |
Volcano | |
Valley |