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Landform Review

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Landform Review

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  1. Landform Review Press F5 to begin

  2. Rose Rose Compass Rose A compass rose is a symbol on a map indicating cardinal directions. Never Eat Soggy Waffles

  3. X Delta A triangle-shaped deposit of sediment that forms where a river or stream flows into an ocean, lake, or other large, standing body of water.

  4. X Plain Grassy areas of flat land with relatively few trees.

  5. X + X Flood plain Areas of land, along the banks of a river, which are susceptible to flooding. Some of the world’s most important agricultural areas are found in flood plains.

  6. Island vs. Peninsula An island is an area of land surrounded on all sides by water A peninsula is an area of land connected to mainland and surrounded on most (3) sides by water

  7. Peninsula vs. Cape X A cape is an area of land, usually smaller than a peninsula, which juts into a sea or ocean A peninsula is an area of land connected to mainland and surrounded on most (3) sides by water

  8. X Gulf A gulf is a part of a sea or an ocean that cuts into a mass of land

  9. X Mouth (of a river) A mouth is the part of a river where it empties into a larger body of water such as an ocean or lake.

  10. Tributary A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a parent river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea, ocean, or lake.

  11. Lake A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.

  12. Valley a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

  13. Canyon A deep valley with steep sides

  14. Meander A bend or curve in a stream or river caused by moving water eroding the land around it

  15. Meander

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