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Landforms 35-51
landforms 35-51
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Geography
6th Grade
10/03/2008

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Term
plain
Definition
flat land
Term
plateau
Definition
area of high,flat land with steep sides
Term
reef
Definition
ridge of sand, rock, or coral that lies at or near the surface of a sea or ocean
Term
river
Definition
large stream of water that flows across the land
Term
riverbank
Definition
land along a river
Term
savanna
Definition
grassy plain
Term
sea
Definition
body of salt water smaller than an ocean
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sea level
Definition
level even with the surface of an ocean or a sea
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slope
Definition
side of a hill or mountain
Term
source of river
Definition
place where a river begins
Term
strait
Definition
narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
Term
swamp
Definition
area of low, wet land with trees
Term
timberland
Definition
line on a mountain above which it is too cold for trees to grow
Term
tributary
Definition
stream or river that empties into a larger river
Term
valley
Definition
low land between hills or mountains
Term
volcano
Definition
opening in the Earth, often raised, through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out
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waterfall
Definition
steep drop in a stream or river
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