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LAND TERMS
quiz for Eberl
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Social Studies
5th Grade
09/04/2012

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ISLAND
Definition
a body of land completely surrounded by water
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PENINSULA
Definition
a piece of land nearly surrounded by water
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RIVER
Definition
a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek
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MESA
Definition
a flat-topped hill or small plateau with steep sides
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WATERFALL
Definition
falling water usually from a great height
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ISTHMUS
Definition
a narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger land areas
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DELTA
Definition
land made of soil left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water
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MOUNTAIN PASS
Definition
a narrow gap through a mountain range
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BASIN
Definition
a bowl-shaped landform surrounded by higher land
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CANYON
Definition
a deep, narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
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MOUNTAIN
Definition
an elevation higher than a hill
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STRAIT
Definition
a narrow channel connecting 2 large bodies of water
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GULF
Definition
part of an ocean that extends into the land larger than a bay
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MOUTH
Definition
the place where a stream enters a large body of water
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SOURCE
Definition
the starting point of a river
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PLAIN
Definition
a large area of nearly flat land
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HARBOR
Definition
a shaltered place along a coast where boats dock safely
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COAST
Definition
the land along an ocean
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PORT
Definition
a place where ships load and unload their goods
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OCEAN
Definition
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly 3/4 of the surface of the earth
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