Water Words
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Land near Water
Mountains/Hills
Misc.
100
the level of the surface of an ocean or a sea
What is sea level?
100
inlet of the sea or of some other body of water, usually smaller than a gulf
What is a bay?
100
point of land that extends into water
What is a cape?
100
flat topped mountain with steep sides
What is mesa?
100
opening in Earth. often raised,through which lava, ashes and gases are forced out
What is a volcano?
200
part of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a gulf
What is gulf?
200
deepest part of a body of water
What is a channel?
200
area of flat land along a sea or ocean
What is coastal plain?
200
gap between mountains
What is mountain pass?
200
area of grassland and scattered trees
What is savanna?
300
place where a river empties into another body of water
What is the mouth of a river?
300
land that is almost completely surrounded by water
What is peninsula?
300
triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
300
chain of mountains
What is mountain range?
300
large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
What is a glacier?
400
any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water
What is an inlet?
400
narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
What is a strait?
400
area of low, wet land with trees
What is swamp?
400
area of high mostly flat land
What is plateau?
400
deep, narrow valley with steep sides
What is a canyon?
500
place where a river begins
What is source of water?
500
a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
What is a tributary?
500
lowland with moist soil and tall grasses
What is a marsh?
500
bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land
What is basin?
500
area along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land
What is fall line?
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