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VISUAL GUIDE TO GEOGRAPHIC TERMS

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VISUAL GUIDE TO GEOGRAPHIC TERMS

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Archipelago
a large group or a large chain of islands.

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Atoll
a ring shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon

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bay
a body of water forming an indention of the shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

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canyon
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it

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cape
a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water

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continental dived
the line of summits of the rocky mountains, separating streams flowing toward the gulf of califonia and the pacific from those flowing toward the gulf of mexico

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delta: a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular:

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estuary: that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river's current meets the sea's tide.

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fjord
a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.

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glacier
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.

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gulf
a deep hollow; chasm or abyss.

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head waters
Sometimes, headwater. the upper tributaries of a river.

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island
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent

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isthmus
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.

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lagoon
an area of shallow water separated from

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mesa
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

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ocean currents
large water moving in a direction

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peninsula
an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.

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plateau
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons

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reef a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.

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straits
Often, straits. ( used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.

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VISUAL GUIDE TO GEOGRAPHIC TERMS

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VISUAL GUIDE TO GEOGRAPHIC TERMS

Archipelago
a large group or a large chain of islands.

Atoll
a ring shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon

bay
a body of water forming an indention of the shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

canyon
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it

cape
a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water

continental dived
the line of summits of the rocky mountains, separating streams flowing toward the gulf of califonia and the pacific from those flowing toward the gulf of mexico

delta: a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular:

estuary: that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river's current meets the sea's tide.

fjord
a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.

glacier
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.

gulf
a deep hollow; chasm or abyss.

head waters
Sometimes, headwater. the upper tributaries of a river.

island
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent

isthmus
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.

lagoon
an area of shallow water separated from

mesa
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

ocean currents
large water moving in a direction

peninsula
an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.

plateau
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons

reef a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.

straits
Often, straits. ( used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.

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Archipelago a large group or a large chain of islands.

Atolla ring shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon

baya body of water forming an indention of the shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

canyon a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it

capea piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water

continental divedthe line of summits of the rocky mountains, separating streams flowing toward the gulf of califonia and the pacific from those flowing toward the gulf of mexico

delta: a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular:

estuary: that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river's current meets the sea's tide.

fjorda long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.

glacieran extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.

gulfa deep hollow; chasm or abyss.

head watersSometimes, headwater. the upper tributaries of a river.

islanda tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent

isthmusa narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.

lagoonan area of shallow water separated from

mesa a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

ocean currentslarge water moving in a direction

peninsulaan area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.

plateaua land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons

reef a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.

straitsOften, straits. ( used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.

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Archipelago
a large group or a large chain of islands.

Atoll
a ring shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon

bay
a body of water forming an indention of the shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

canyon
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it

cape
a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water

continental dived
the line of summits of the rocky mountains, separating streams flowing toward the gulf of califonia and the pacific from those flowing toward the gulf of mexico

fjord
a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.

glacier
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.

gulf
a deep hollow; chasm or abyss.

head waters
Sometimes, headwater. the upper tributaries of a river.

island
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent

isthmus
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.

lagoon
an area of shallow water separated from

mesa
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

ocean currents
large water moving in a direction

peninsula
an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.

plateau
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons

straits
Often, straits. ( used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.