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Formation Vocabulary- Austen
Vocabulary for geographic formations
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Geography
4th Grade
04/12/2013

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Term
ISLAND
Definition

LAND SURROUNDED COMPLETELY BY WATER

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DELTA
Definition

A DEPOSIT AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER

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Term
LAKE
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CAPE
Definition

NARROW PART OF LAND JUTTING INTO THE WATER

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Term
ISTHMUS
Definition

A NARROW STRIP OF LAND CONNECTING TWO LARGER LAND AREAS.

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STRAIT
Definition

NARROW CHANNEL CONNECTING TWO LARGE BODIES OF WATER.

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BAY
Definition

AN INLET OF AN OCEAN, SEA, OR LAKE, SMALLER THAN A GULF

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MOUNTAIN
Definition

PROJECTING LAND MASS HIGHER THAN A HILL

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PLATEAU
Definition

LEVEL SURFACE RAISED ABOVE NEARBY LAND

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RIVER
Definition

A LARGE NATURAL STREAM OF WATER

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PENINSULA
Definition

LAND NEARLY SURROUNDED BY WATER

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VALLEY
Definition

LOW AREA BETWEEN MOUNTAINS

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