Landforms

Front

What is the purpose of studying the different types of land and water formations on Earth's surface?

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To understand Earth's geography better

Front

What are beaches commonly made of and where are they usually found?

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Sand, along coasts

Front

Which landform is described as a piece of land jutting into the sea?

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Peninsula

Front

What is a common feature of bays and gulfs?

Back

They are deep water bodies enclosed by land.

Front

What is it called when a river cuts a deep path through land?

Back

canyon

Front

What is the place between two mountains called?

Back

valley

Front

What is the largest body of water called?

Back

ocean

Front

What type of landform allows lava, ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below Earth's surface?

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Volcano

Front

The 7 large land masses on Earth.

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continents

Front

Earth's largest bodies of water: lakes, seas, reservoirs, oceans

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oceans