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Lesson 6 -land and water terms

vocabulary

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archipelagoa group of many islands
baya part of an ocean or lake extending into the land, usually smaller than a gulf
canala waterway dug across land throgh which ships can pass
canyon a deep, narrow valley with high, steep sides
capea point of land extending into a body of water
channela narrow, deep waterway connecting two bodies of water; the deepest part of a river or waterway
cliffa steep slope of rock or soil
continental shelfa plateau beneath the ocean from which the continents rise
dam a wall built across a stream or river to hold back water
deltaa triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers
dividea ridge of land between two regions drained by different river systems
forkthe place where a stream or river joins another river
glaicera huge mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain
gulf a part of an ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay
harbora sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely
highlandan area of mountains, hills, or plateaus
hilla raised part of the earth's surface, with sloping sides- smaller than a mountain
iceberg a large mass of ice floating in the ocean
island an area of land completely surrounded by water
isthmusa narrow strip of land with water on both sides, connecting two larger areas of land


Amy Mimm

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