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Geography Vocabulary Text pages 12-13, 131, 274
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Warm-up: Which conclusion is supported by the images?
A. Farming is most productive in urban areas. B. There is limited transportation available in urban areas. C. This is an urban area. D. This is a rural area.
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Transportation Barrier
A geographic feature that prevents or slows transportation. Rocky Mountains Ural Mountains Sahara Desert
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Transportation Corridor
A path that makes transportation easier. St. Lawrence Seaway Suez Canal
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A body of land surrounded by water.
Island Galveston Island A body of land surrounded by water. Cuba and Hawaii
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Delta Mississippi Delta Amazon River Delta
A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river. Amazon River Delta
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The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean.
Mouth Nile The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean.
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A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.
Plateau A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land. Black Mesa, Arizonia Plateau of Tibet
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A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.
Strait A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water. Strait of Gibralter Bering Strait
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Source Source of the Mississippi Source of the Ganges River
The place where a river begins, usually in the mountains. Source of the Mississippi Source of the Ganges River
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The narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land.
Isthmus The narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land. Isthmus of Panama
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A narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
Canyon A narrow, deep valley with steep sides. Grand Canyon Fish River Canyon (Namibia, Africa)
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Bodies of land surrounded by water on three sides.
Peninsula Bodies of land surrounded by water on three sides. Arabian Peninsula Iberian Peninsula
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Landform Matching Activity
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PRACTICE Complete this analogy:
Mountains:________ :: Rivers:__________ Tall, Wide Transportation Barrier, Transportation Corridor High, Low D. Transportation Corridor, Transportation Barrier
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Sources Google Earth 2005
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