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Unit 2. Physical Geography. Types of Landforms. Landforms. ARCHIPELAGO. an expanse of water with many scattered islands. BAY. an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf. CANYON. Large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes
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Unit 2 Physical Geography
ARCHIPELAGO an expanse of water with many scattered islands
BAY an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
CANYON Large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes The largest ones were created by moving water
CAPE an extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
DELTA low, water land that is formed at the mouth of a river
GULF a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
HILL a mound of raised land that is smaller than a mountain
ISLAND an area of land that is completely surrounded by water
ISTHMUS a narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land
PENINSULA a strip of land that extends out into a body of water
PLAINS a large area of flat land
PLATEAU a large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it
Mountain a large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the earth’s surface
STRAIT a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water