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A moving body of water that flows into a larger body of water
River
A large body of salt water (3 letters)
Sea
A piece of land completely surrounded by water
Island
Beginning of a river or stream
Source
high rocky land
Mountains
Toward the source of the stream or river
Upstream
Heading towards the mouth of the river
Downstream
Deep valley with high sides and usally a river flowing through it
Canyon
high flat land
Plateau
a low place between 2 mountains
Valley
a body of freshwater surrounded by land
Lake
part of a body of water deep enough for ships
Harbor
A body of water that connects 2 larger bodys of water (it starts with s)
Strait
A large mass of moving ice found near Earths poles
Glacier
Part of a body of water that reaches into the land (smaller than the Gulf of Mexico)
Bay
end of a stream or river
Mouth
Natural characteristics of Earth's surfaces
Physical Features
a body of water that connects 2 larger bodys of water larger than a strait
Channel
The cliff of a plateau
Escarpment
A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
A waterway made by man used for connecting 2 bodys of water
Canal
A deposit of sediment at the mouth of a river
Delta
Low lying land around a river or stream that floods easily
Basin
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
Tributary
A steep cliff at the edge of the country down into the sea
Fjord