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Geo Dict (CCCAS1WK3)
Geography Dictionary (CC Challenge A Semester 1 Week 3)
Term | Definition |
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Bay | an arm of the sea, extending into the land, smaller than a gulf and larger than a creek |
Bayou | a soggy, swampy, slow-moving body of water, obstructed by vegetation |
Beach | a shore of the sea or of a lake, washed by the tide and waves |
Bluff | a high bank, almost perpendicular, projecting into the sea |
Blog | soft, wet ground covered with grass or other plants, too soft to bear a man |
Branch | a smaller stream running into a larger one or proceeding from it |
Altitude | the elevation of an object in relationship to a given plane, often sea level |
archipelago | a body of water interspersed with many isles |
arm | a long, narrow passage of water; a creek |
atoll | a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or set of small islands nearly or completely surrounding a lagoon |
bank | a steep slope of ground rising from a lake, a river, or the sea |
basin | a hollow place for water; an enclosed part of water, forming a broad space within a strait or narrow entrance; a little bay |