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Landforms

Mrs. Kristiansen Vocabulary

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Capea piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water.
FjordA long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley
Basinthe catchment area of a particular river and its tributaries or of a lake or sea
Geysera natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
Tundrathe large flat areas of land in the north of Russia, Canada etc, where it is very cold and there are no trees
Buttea hill with steep sides and a flat top in the western US
Plateaua large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
Mesaa hill with a flat top and steep sides, in the southwestern US
Deltaan area of low land where a river spreads into many smaller rivers near the sea
Atolla CORAL island in the shape of a ring
Archipelagoa group of small islands
Lagoona lake of sea water that is partly separated from the sea by rocks, sand, or CORAL
Isthmusa narrow piece of land with water on both sides, that connects two larger areas of land
Straitnarrow passage of water between two areas of land, usually connecting two seas:


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