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Landforms & Bodies of Water
Social Studies Quiz
Landforms & Bodies of Water
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Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
Bay
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A deep and narrow valley with steep walls that has been created by a river flowing across a plateau
Canyon
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A point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean
Cape
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One of the large landmasses on the Earth
Continent
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Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
Delta
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A large, thick body of slowly moving ice
Glacier
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Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
Gulf
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Elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit, generally smaller than a mountain
Hill
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An area of land, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water
Island
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A narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas of land
Isthmus
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A sizable inland body of water
Lake
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Land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land, generally larger and more rugged than a hill
Mountain
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A series of connected mountains
Mountain Range
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Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
Peninsula
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An area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
Plain
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Area of flat land at a high elevation
Plateau
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A narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
Strait
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A large natural stream of water that runs through the land
River
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An area of low land between hills or mountains
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A mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth
Volcano
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