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Landforms
key words from the landform unit
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Geography
5th Grade
09/21/2008

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Sea
Definition
A smaller body of salt water
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Gulf
Definition
When part of a sea or ocean cuts into a mass of land
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Bay
Definition
Similar to a gulf, but usually it is smaller and has a wide opening to the sea
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Lake
Definition
Body of fresh water that is surrounded by land
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River
Definition
When a body of water flows
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Source
Definition
Where the river begins
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Mouth
Definition
where the river empties into a larger body of water
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Tributary
Definition
A smaller stream that feeds into a river
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Mountain Range
Definition
A row of connected mountains
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Plains
Definition
Land that is mostly flat with few trees
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Cape
Definition
An extension of land jutting out into the water and is usually smaller or thinner than a peninsula
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Peninsula
Definition
Land surrounded by water on three sides
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Valley
Definition
This is the low area between ranges of mountains or hills
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Island
Definition
It is completely surrounded on all sides by water
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Delta
Definition
Is formed when soil is deposited at the mouth of a river. Usually it is shaped like a triangle
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