Bodies of Water Vocabulary

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What is the definition of a Mountain?

Back

Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill.

Front

Fill in the blank: An ______ is a land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water.

Back

island

Front

Which landform is described as an area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation about 300-3,000 feet high?

Back

Plateau

Front

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water.

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peninsula

Front

What is the definition of a Hill?

Back

Elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain

Front

Fill in the ______ is a sizable inland body

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Lake

Front

A large natural stream of water that runs through the land

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A river

Front

Small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river

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Tributary

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Part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay

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Gulf

Front

A part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

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Bay