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Geography. Landforms and Continents. Geography. A flat land with higher elevation than a plain. Plateau. A flat land with higher elevation than a plain. Australia. Part of an ocean sea, or lake that extends into land, smaller than a gulf. Bay.
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Geography Landforms and Continents
Plateau A flat land with higher elevation than a plain.
Part of an ocean sea, or lake that extends into land, smaller than a gulf.
Bay Part of an ocean sea, or lake that extends into land, smaller than a gulf.
A protected place along a shore where ships can safely anchor
Harbor A protected place along a shore where ships can safely anchor
Land formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt, sand, and pebbles.
Delta Land formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt, sand, and pebbles.
A massive raised portion of the earth’s surface which is steep and rocky.
Mountain A massive raised portion of the earth’s surface which is steep and rocky.
Part of an ocean sea, or lake that extends into land, larger than a bay.
Gulf Part of an ocean sea, or lake that extends into land, larger than a bay.
Strait A narrow body of water between two pieces of land.
Valley A long narrow region of low land between mountain ranges.
Projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, gulf, bay or lake
Cape Projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, gulf, bay or lake
Lake A body of water surrounded by land.
Mouth The point where a river empties into an ocean or sea.
Peninsula A piece of land with water on three sides.
Plain A low lying stretch of flat or gently rolling land.
An opening in the crust of the earth in which molten rock flows.
Volcano An opening in the crust of the earth in which molten rock flows.
Island A mass of land surrounded by water.
Bodies of water that begin at a source and flow downhill to a mouth
River Bodies of water that begin at a source and flow downhill to a mouth
Source The beginning of a river.
Basin An area of low lying land surrounded by higher land.