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Landforms
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Potpourri
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One of the seven great divisions of land on earth
What is continent
100
A body of land entirely surrounded by water
What is island
100
A natural elevation of the earth's surface, rising high above the surrounding level
What is mountain
100
A trembling of the earth's surface, caused by changes beneath the surface
What is earthquake
100
The shallow portion of the seabed bordering most continents and terminating in a slope, which descends steeply into deeper water
What is continental shelf
200
The level of the ocean, which is the same all over the world
What is sea level
200
A narrow portion of land nearly surrounded by water
What is peninsula
200
A raised part of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain
What is hill
200
A mountain or hill having an opening through which molten rock, steam, and ashes are expelled from within
What is volcano
200
A mountain ridge across a continent, which separates streams flowing in opposite directions
What is continental divide
300
The elevation of a place above sea level
What is altitude
300
A point of land jutting out into the water
What is cape
300
A long depression or hollow lying between hills and mountains
What is valley
300
A break in the earth's crust, where the land on either side has moved up, down, or sideways along a break
What is fault
300
A ridge of rock, sand, or coral at or near the surface of the water
What is reef
400
Land adjoining a sea or an ocean
What is coast
400
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger portions of land
What is isthmus
400
An area of mostly high, generally level land
What is plateau
400
A long dry period caused by absence of rain
What is drought
400
A hollow or depression in the earth's surface, almost entirely surrounded by highlands
What is basin
500
A large part of a continent that forms a section of its own
What is subcontinent
500
A group of many islands
What is archipelago
500
A broad area of flat or gently rolling land
What is plain
500
Tiny sea animals whose skeletal remains can build up to form a reef
What is coral
500
A chain of mountains
What is range