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Land Forms
Review land form definitions.
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08/29/2004

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bay
Definition
an inlet of a body of water that is usually smaller than a gulf
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cape
Definition
a point of land that extends out into the sea; thinner than a peninsula
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peninsula
Definition
a peice of land that extends out into the sea
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plateau
Definition
a broad flat area of high land
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valley
Definition
an area of lowland between ranges of hills or mountains
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mountain range
Definition
a row of connected mountains
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river source
Definition
the place where a river begins; usually in the highlands
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river mouth
Definition
the place where the river ends or flows into a larger body of water
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sea
Definition
a body of water that is smaller than an ocean
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island
Definition
a body of land completely surrounded by water
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delta
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the triangular or fan-shaped piece of land made by deposits of mud and sand at the mouth of a river
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basin
Definition
land surrounded by higher land; the land drained by a river
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strait
Definition
a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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