geography terms. one of five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
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GEOGRAPHY
TERMS
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one of five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
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Gulf A body of water generally
smaller than an ocean
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A body of water partially enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf Bay of Biscay
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narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
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Delta (mouth)
• An area of land at the end of a river that forms usually triangular in shape.
• It usually has fertile soil called silt.
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place where a river widens & flows into a larger body of water
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~sm00dmd/photodb/river%20mouth%201973.jpg
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small river or stream that flows into a large river
http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_images/0505/0000/0147/Confluence_with_Roman_River_Wivenhoe_2_mid.jpg
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large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth
http://www.simonhampel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/20080214-40d_4190.jpg
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mountains, hills, plateaus, plains
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• A series (group) of peaks higher than hills.
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ElevationElevation Height of land above sea level
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Valley • Long low area of land between mountains
or hills (often has a river flowing through it)
Waipi’o Valley Hawaii
Death Valley California
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a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain
http://www.geocities.com/rhorii/PhotoGallery/WST-HillsSW-PICT8171.JPG
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area of high, usually flat land but
can be rolling
Colorado Plateau
Zion National Park, Utah
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A large area of flat, level land, (low elevation) and often covered with grasses
http://www.great-adventures.com/images/tanzania/Unending%20Plain.jpg
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land suitable for growing crops
http://www.winslow.bg/bansko-real-estate/en/prop/uf/project_pics/agric/agri1.jpg
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PeninsulaA large piece of land that is nearly surrounded by
water (at least 3 sides)
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narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areasareas
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/photo186722.htm
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Body of land completely surrounded by water
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a group of islands
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area that receives less than 10 inches of rain in a year
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FIND AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING ON YOUR MAP
• Ocean
• Gulf
• Bay
• Strait
• Delta
• Tributary
• Glacier
• Coast
• Mountain
range
• Valley
• Plateau
• Plain
• Peninsula
• Isthmus
• Island
• Archipelago
• Cape
• Desert