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Lesson 4
social studies
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Social Work
6th Grade
09/27/2011

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elevation

Definition

height above sea level

 

Term


Plain

Definition
low lying flatlands
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plateau

Definition
flatland with high elevation
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isthmus

Definition
a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pices of land
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Peninsula

Definition
a piece of land with three sides of water.
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island

Definition
a piece of land surrounded by water
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continental shelf

Definition

a plateau that stretches several miles underwater

 

Term


trench

Definition
deep valleys lining the ocean floor
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strait

Definition
a narrow body of water between two pieces of land
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Channel

Definition
a wider passage between two pieces of land
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delta

Definition
a stream of water
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