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5th Grade Geography Terms
5th Grade Geography Terms
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5th Grade
08/27/2010

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canyon
Definition
deep, narrow valley with steep sides
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bay
Definition
an inlet of the sea or some other body of water usually smaller that a gulf
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delta
Definition
trinagle-shaped area of land at teh mouth of a river
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desert
Definition
dry land with few plants
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gulf
Definition
part of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay
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hill
Definition
land that rises above the land around it
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island
Definition
land that has water on all sides
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isthmus
Definition
narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land
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lake
Definition
body of water with land on all sides
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mountain
Definition
highest kind of land
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peninsula
Definition
land that is almost completely surrounded by water
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plain
Definition
area of flat or gently rolling low land
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plateau
Definition
area of high, mostly flat land
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prarie
Definition
area of flat or gently rolling low land with thick, coarse grass
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savanna
Definition
area of grassland and scattered trees
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river
Definition
large stream of water that flows across the land
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sea
Definition
body of salt water smaller than an ocean
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strait
Definition
narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
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tributary
Definition
stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
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valley
Definition
low land between hills or mountains
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