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Geography
Geography Terms on p.19 of text book
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History
8th Grade
08/25/2009

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arcipelago
Definition
chain of islands 
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bay
Definition

part of a body of water that is partly surround by land

 

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canal
Definition
waterway made by people that is used to drain or irrigate land or to connect two bodies of water
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canyon
Definition
deep narrow valley with high steep sides
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cape
Definition
narrow point of land that extends into a body of water
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costal plain
Definition
lowland area lying along the ocean
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delta
Definition
land formed by soil that is deposited at the mouth of a river
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gulf
Definition
arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land, usually larger than a bay
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hill
Definition
area of raised land that is lowered and more rounded than a mountain
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isthmus
Definition
narrow strip of land joining two larger areas or joining a peninsula to a mainland
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peninsula
Definition
piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
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plateau
Definition
large area of high, flat, or gently rolling land
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tribuitary
Definition
stream or small river that flows into a larger river or stream
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continental divide
Definition
mountain range that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent 
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desert
Definition
area that has little moisture or vegetation 
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foothills
Definition
low hills at the base of a mountain
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mountain range
Definition
chain of connected mountains 
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pedimont
Definition
rolling land along the base of a mountain range
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prarie
Definition
large area of natural grassland with few or no trees or hills
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strait
Definition
narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water
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