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lesson 13
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Geography
5th Grade
01/09/2013

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Term

Geography

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Definition

 

 

special words name different

landforms and bodies of water

Term

isthmus

 

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Definition

 

 

 

it a narrow strip of land

that conects to two large areas of

land with a narrow bridge

Term

tributary

 

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Definition

 

 

a river that goes out into

branches like the ocean and another river

Term

peninsula

 

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Definition

 

 

an area surrounded by

water on three sides

Term

valley

 

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Definition

 

 

it is the land that sits in between mountais and hills

Term

strait

 

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Definition

 

 

is a narrow land that connects 2 larger bodies of  water

Term

 

Gorge

 

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Definition

 

 

IT IS A DEEP NARROW VALLEY THAT

OFTEN HAS A LAKE RUNNING THROUGH IT

Term

Delta

 

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Definition

 

 

A delta is dirt and sand that collects

in the mouth of a river

Term

Plateau

 

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Definition

 

 

IT IS A LARGE AREA OF LARGE AND FLAT LAND

Term

Oasis

 

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Definition

 

 

it is a fertilised place in a desert with water trees and other plants

Term

Archipelago

 

 

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Definition

 

 

it is a chain of

islands

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