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Gr. 6 Social Studies: Landforms

Terms and Definitions

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baya part of an ocean or lake that is partly enclosed by land
volcanoa mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's surface.
deltaan area formed by soil washed downstream by a river
glaciera large body of ice that moves slowly down a mountain
islandan area of land surrounded by water
mountain rangea group of connected mountains or steep, high land areas
mouth of a riverthe place where a river flows into a larger body of water
oceanthe entire body of salt water that covers almost 3/4 of Earth's surface
peninsulaa piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
plaina broad stretch of level, or nearly level, land
plateaua large, level area of high land
source of a riverthe place where a river begins
straita narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water
tributarya stream or river that flows into a larger river
coastland that borders on the sea or ocean


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