| A | B |
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| bay | part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline |
| continent | one of the seven large landmasses on the earth |
| cultural feature | characteristics that humans have created in a place |
| delta | flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and dropped at the river's mouth |
| downstream | direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth |
| elevation | heiht of land above sea level |
| glacier | large, thick body of slowly moving ice |
| gulf | part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, usually larger and deeper than a bay |
| harbor | a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| highland | elevated land area, such as a plateau, mountain, hill |
| lowland | land, usually level, at a low elevation |
| isthmus | narrow stretch of land that connects two larger area of lands |
| Central America | isthmus that connects North America and South America |
| Isthmus of Corinth | land that connects southern Greece to northern Greece |
| island | land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water |
| mountain | land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land |
| ocean | one of the largest four bodies of salt water on earth |
| Pacific Ocean | the largest body of water in the world |
| peninsula | body of land extending into a lake or ocean |
| plain | area of land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses |
| Great Plains | large region in the central US |
| plateau | area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation |
| river | large natural stream of water that runs through the land |
| sea | large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land |
| sea level | position on land level with the surface of a nearby ocean or sea |
| source | place where a river or stream begins, such as a lake in a mountain region |
| mouth | place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water |
| seacoast | land lying next to the sea or ocean |
| strait | narrow stretch of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
| Bering Strait | a narrow body of water connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean |
| upstream | direction opposite the flow of a river |
| valley | area of low land between hills or mountains |
| volcano | mountain created as liquid rock or ash erupts from inside the earth |
| Mt Saint Helens | a volcano in the US |
| Death Valley | a US valley below sea level |
| down | river always flows this way |
| mountain peak | the pointed top of a rugged steep landform |
| mountain range | a series of connected mountains with the same origin and appearance |
| Ozark Plateau | a plateau region in the US |
| Nile River | the longest river in the world |
| Mekong Delta | land built up from soil carried down this river in southeast Asia |
| Central Lowland | land in the US located between the Great Plains and the Appalachian Mtns. |
| Mediterranean Sea | a body of water that is almost completely enclosed by land and borders Asia, Africa, and Europe |
| tropical climate | physical feature |
| religion | cultural feature |
| bridge building | human feature |
