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Landforms and Bodies of Water

Try out your new vocabulary by playing these games dealing with landforms and bodies of water.

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archipelagoa group of islands //// a sea or ocean with a great number of islands
baya part of a large body of water extending into the land
canala manmade waterway used for transportation and irrigation
canyona deep valley with high steep slopes
capea point of land that juts out into a sea, ocean or lake
channelThe deeper part of a waterway
coastThe land near the shore.
coral reefA structure of coral skeletons in different colors at the bottom of the ocean.
deltaa piece of land in the shape of a triangle or fan that is made from the sand and mud at the mouth of a river.
fjordA fjord is a long narrow inlet that reaches far inland.
glaciera large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or over a wide area of land
gulfa part of a sea or ocean extending into the land
islanda body of land surrounded by water on all sides
isthmusa neck of land separating two bodies of water and connecting two larger bodies of land
lakea large inland body of still water
mesaa hill with a flat top and steep sides
mountain rangea series of connected mountains
peninsulaa piece of land extending out into the water
plaina large area of level or rolling treeless land
plateaua broad flat area of high land
rivera long flowing body of water
sourcethe beginning of a river or stream
straita strip of water that connects two large bodies of water
swampan area of land permanently saturated with water and sometimes covered by it
tributarya small river going into a bigger river
valleya gently sloping depression between two hills or mountains
waterfalla waterfall is wherever a river or a stream plunges down a steep slope


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