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Landforms and Waterforms
Land forms
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Geography
5th Grade
10/20/2010

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peninsula
Definition
a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
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cape
Definition
a small narrow piece of land that sticks out into the water that is smaller than a peninsula
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plateau
Definition
a large flat topped mountain
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mesa
Definition
a hill with a flat top
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butte
Definition
a small flat-topped hill (smaller than a mesa and a plateau)
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archipelago
Definition
a chain or group of islands
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delta
Definition
land made of silt left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water
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isthmus
Definition
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land
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valley
Definition
an area of low land in between two mountains
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canyon
Definition
a deep narrow valley with steep sides
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plain
Definition
a large area of nearly flat land
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mountain
Definition
a high landform with steep sides that is higher than a hill
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peak
Definition
the top of a mountain
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ocean
Definition
a large body of salt water--there are 5 oceans on earth
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gulf
Definition
a very large area of ocean water reaching in toward the land
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Bay
Definition
part of the ocean that extends in toward the land that is smaller than a gulf
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harbor
Definition
a sheltered place for ships to dock
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strait
Definition
a narrow waterway that connets two larger bodies of water
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lake
Definition
a body of completely surrounded by land
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river
Definition
a stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water
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source of a river
Definition
where the river starts
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mouth of a river
Definition
where the river ends
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tributary or branch
Definition
a smaller river that flows into a larger river
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basin
Definition
a low area of land surrounded by higher land
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