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1. What is a deep, narrow inlet of
the sea between high, steep
cliffs?
fjord
2. What is a large sheet of ice that
moves slowly over land or down
glacier
a valley?
3. What is a high, flat landform
rising steeply above the
surrounding land. (smaller than
a plateau)
mesa
1. What is land formed at the
mouth of a river by deposits of
silt, sand, and pebbles? delta
2. What is a narrow strip of land
bordered by water, that connects
two larger bodies of land? isthmus
3. What is a narrow waterway
connecting two larger bodies of
water? strait
1. What is a point of land that extends into
a river, lake, or ocean? cape
2. What is a high, flat landform that rises
steeply above the surrounding land?
plateau
3. What is a series of connected
mountains called? mountain range
1. What is a body of water completely
surrounded by land? lake
2. What is a body of land completely
surrounded by water? island
3. What is a large body of water that
extends into land and larger than a bay
gulf
1. What do you call a mountain created as
liquid rock and ash erupt from the
inside the earth? volcano
2. What is a place called where a river
begins? source
3. What is a large area of flat land?
plain
1. What is a group or chain of islands
called?
archipelago
2. What is a body of land nearly
surrounded by water? peninsula
3. What is a large body of water that
extends deeply into the land, but is
smaller than a gulf?
bay
1. What is a small river that flows into a
larger river?
tributary
2. What is a place in the desert made
fertile by a steady supply of water?
oasis
3. What is a deep narrow valley with steep
walls?
canyon