1. LANDFORMS
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2. A group or chain of many islands
Archipelago
A group or chain of many islands
Examples:
Islands around Japan
Hawaiian Islands

3. A bay is part of a body of salt water And reaches into the land .
Examples:
Hudson Bay
San Francisco Bay

4. The Gulf of Mexico The Persian Gulf
A gulf is part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land, and is larger than a bay.
Examples:
The Gulf of Mexico The Persian Gulf

5. Harbour
A sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely.

6. Cape
cape
A point of land extending into a body of water.

7. Isthmus
isthmus
Narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger areas of land.

8. Peninsula
peninsula
An area of land that is nearly surrounded by water on three sides.

9. Desert A desert has 4 main characteristics 1. Super-dry air
2. Little rain - less than 10 inches a year
3. High daytime temperatures
4. Lots of wind
Example:
The Sahara Desert

10. Plain A plain has 2 main characteristics
2. Broad, flat, or gently rolling areas
3. Low in elevation
Example:
Dakota plains

11. Island An island has 2 main characteristics 1. Area of land
2. Surrounded by water
Example:
The Hawaii Islands, Vancouver Island

12. The Himalayan Mountains
A landform w. high elevation (minimum 500 metres) and a pointed or rounded top.
Example:
The Himalayan Mountains

13. Lake A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. Example:
Lake Superior

14. It supports grass and trees. The Florida Everglades
Swamp
A swamp is an
Area of land that is
damp all the time
And is low and wet .
It supports grass and trees.
Example:
The Florida Everglades

15. Lagoon
A shallow body of water, especially one separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs.

16. Oasis
An oasis is a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation.

17. River A river is the largest stream of water
that flows through land and
into a lake, ocean or other body of water.
Example:
The Mississippi River

18. Mouth Part of a river where its body flows into another body of water.

19. Tributary A stream or river that flows into another stream or river.

20. Delta
A triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers.
Example:
Fraser River Delta

21. Channel
A narrow deep waterway connecting two water bodies, or the deepest part of a river or waterway.
Example: English Channel

22. Canal A waterway dug across land through which ships can pass.
Example:
Suez Canal
Panama Canal

23. Strait
A relatively narrow passageway connecting two bodies of water. Example: Georgia Strait, BC.

24. between hills or mountains. Slocan Valley Death Valley
A valley is low land
between hills or mountains.
Examples:
Slocan Valley Death Valley

25. Volcano A volcano is a cone shaped mountain
Formed by rock or ash thrown from the inside of the earth
It may have an opening or depression at top
Example:
Mt. St. Helen’s in Washington

26. A waterfall is a place where running water makes a sheer drop;
 Usually over a cliff.
Example:
Niagara Falls
Angel Falls

27. A hill is a raised part of the earth's surface
with sloping sides
Less than 500 metres.

28. And is made of rock or soil.
Cliff
A cliff is a
high and steep slope
And is made of rock or soil.

29. A canyon is a narrow valley
With steep sides
Created by erosion.
Example:
Grand Canyon

30. Glacier
A huge mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain.

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