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7th grade S.S
Physical Geography Word wall Words
Question | Answer |
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a group of islands | archipelago |
area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevation | basin |
part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline generally larger then a gulf | bay |
deep and narrow valley with steep walls | canyon |
point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean | cape |
wide straight or waterway between two land masses that lie close to eachother; deep part of river or other waterway | channel |
steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice | cliff |
flat, low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth | delta |
large, thick body of slowly moving ice | glacier |
part of large body of water that extends into a shoreline generally larger then a bay | gulf |
a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely | harbor |
elevated land area such as a hill, mountain or plateau | highland |