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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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A body of water generally smaller than an ocean
Gulf of Mexico Spencer Gulf
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A body of water partially enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf
Bay of Biscay Anchor Bay, Malta
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narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
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It usually has fertile soil called silt.
Nile River 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
mouth
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small river or stream that flows into a large river
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large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth
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mountains, hills, plateaus, plains
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A series (group) of peaks higher than hills.
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Height of land above sea level
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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
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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
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land suitable for growing crops
Arable Land
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A 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 areas
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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 Sand Dunes, Australia Unknown site
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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
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