Altitude (elevation) the height above sea level Archipelago a group of many islands basin an area of land largely enclosed by higher land. bay part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf branch (tributary) a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream canal a man-made waterway connecting two bodies of water and is designed to shorten travel time or irrigate canyon narrow valley with steep sides; usually created by erosion cape a curved or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water channel a narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; the deepest part of the waterway. climate the pattern of weather conditions (temperature, precipitation) over a long period of time cliff a high, steep slope of rock or soil coast land along the sea or ocean continent one of the seven largest bodies of land on earth continental shelf plateau of land surface into the ocean but underwater current the flow of a stream of water dam a wall built across a stream or river to hold back water delta land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers desert dry, barren region usually sandy and without trees, little rainfall or practical use of land unless irrigated divide the highest ridge of land separating river basins downstream the direction of a river’s flow; toward the mouth of the river fault a fracture in the rocks along which there has been movement fjord a narrow inlet of the sea between high banks or cliffs created by glaciers forest a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; extensive wooded area fork the place where a stream or tributary joins a river glacier a large body of slow moving ice which alters the land around it through displacement gulf part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land; usually larger than a bay harbor a sheltered area of water where ships may anchor safely hemisphere half of the earth usually referred to as eastern or western; northern or southern highland an area of hills, plateaus, and mountains hill a raised part of the earth’s surface with sloping sides; old mountain which because of erosion has become rounder and shorter iceberg a large mass of floating ice that has broken off from a glacier, most of this is underwater inlet a small part of a body of water that reaches into a coast island an are of land completely surrounded by water isthmus narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land lake a large body of water surrounded by land latitude imaginary lines on a globe or map used to measure distance from the equator; parallel lines running east and west longitude imaginary lines on a globe or map used to measure distance from the Prime Meridian; lines running from pole to pole. lowland an area of low and usually level land mesa a land formation having a relatively flat top and steep rock walls mountain high, rocky land, usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill mountain range a long chain of mountains; a row of connected mountains mouth (of a river) place where a river empties into a larger body of water; the end of a river oasis a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation ocean largest body of salt water; these cover 3/4 of the earth’s surface. peninsula piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides by water plain a broad, flat or gently rolling area; usually low in elevation plateau flat highland area with one steep face; elevated plain port man-made place along the coastline where ships can load and unload cargo; not a natural harbor prarie a large plains region with tall grass rapids a part of a river, generally shallow, where the currents move swiftly over rocks reef a ridge of rock or sand at or near the surface of the water reservoir a lake where water is collected and stored for future use river a large stream of water flowing through the land into a lake, ocean, or other body of water sea a large body of water, usually salt water, partly or completely surrounded by land sound a wide channel connecting two bodies of water or an inlet between the mainland and islands source (of a river) the place where a river or stream begins strait a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water swamp an area of land that is always soaked with water; low, wet land that supports grass and trees tide the regular rising and falling of the water of the oceans and waters connected to the ocean upstream the direction toward a river’s source; opposite to the rivers’ flow valley low land between hills or mountains volcano a cone shaped mountain formed out of rock or ash thrown up from inside the earth, frequently with an opening or depression at the top waterfall place where running water makes a sheer drop, usually over a cliff Yan Na Yung Assignment
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