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Geography Terms #2

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basinland area drained by a river & it's tributaries
baysmall body of water along the coast
canyona narrow valley w/ steep sides
capepoint of land reaching out into a body of water
coastlineland next to the ocean
continentone of the largest land areas in the world
deltasoil deposited at the mouth of a river
desertarea receiving < 10" of rain a year
downstreamdirection in which a stream flows
gapa pass thru the mountains
gulflarge body of water along the coast
harbordeep-water port, usually next to a city
islandland completey surrounded by water
isthmusnarrow strip of land connection 2 larger bodies of land
lakebaody of water completely surrounded by land
rangeline of mountains
peakhightest point on a mountain
peninsulaland almost completely surrounded by water
plainslarge area of flat land
plateaularge area of high, mostly flat land
river mouthwhere a river flows into a body of water
river sourcewhere a river begins
strait or channelnarrow strip of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water
upstreamdirection toward where the river begins
valleylow area between hills or mountains


high school resource teacher
JC Birdlebough High School
Phoenix, NY

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