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1 GEOGRAPHY TERMS

2 one of five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/18/2e/18/the-ocean.jpg

3 Gulf A body of water generally smaller than an ocean

4 A body of water partially enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf Bay of Biscay

5 narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water http://www.eosnap.com/public/media/2008/09/gibraltar/gibraltar-full.jpg

6 Delta (mouth) An area of land at the end of a river that forms usually triangular in shape. It usually has fertile soil called silt.

7 place where a river widens & flows into a larger body of water http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~sm00dmd/photodb/river%20mouth%201973.jpg

8 small river or stream that flows into a large river http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_images/0505/0000/0147/Confluence_with_Roman_River_Wivenhoe_2_mid.jpg

9 large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth http://www.simonhampel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/20080214-40d_4190.jpg

10 mountains, hills, plateaus, plains

11 A series (group) of peaks higher than hills.

12 Elevation Height of land above sea level

13 Valley Long low area of land between mountains or hills (often has a river flowing through it) Waipi’o Valley Hawaii Death Valley California

14 a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain http://www.geocities.com/rhorii/PhotoGallery/WST-HillsSW-PICT8171.JPG

15 area of high, usually flat land but can be rolling Colorado Plateau Zion National Park, Utah

16 A large area of flat, level land, (low elevation) and often covered with grasses http://www.great-adventures.com/images/tanzania/Unending%20Plain.jpg

17 land suitable for growing crops http://www.winslow.bg/bansko-real-estate/en/prop/uf/project_pics/agric/agri1.jpg

18 Peninsula A large piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water (at least 3 sides)

19 narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/photo186722.htm http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.navis.gr/canals/images/co_space.jpg&imgrefurl=http ://www.navis.gr/canals/co_space.htm&h=639&w=639&sz=53&tbnid=Ng8iSiV- akJaeM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Disthmus&zoom=1&q=isthmus&usg=__C_ElM M4L1UryJ7pdgnhPsQfAurw=&sa=X&ei=DJswTayoI8GclgfKipWjCg&ved=0CEIQ9QEwBw

20 Body of land completely surrounded by water

21 a group of islands

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23 area that receives less than 10 inches of rain in a year Sand Dunes, Australia Unknown site HP sample pictures

24 FIND AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING ON YOUR MAP Ocean Gulf Bay Strait Delta Tributary Glacier Coast Mountain range Valley Plateau Plain Peninsula Isthmus Island Archipelago Cape Desert


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