Picture Dictionary

Archipelago: a large group of

islands
Atoll: a string of closely spaced
small coral islands, enclosing or
nearly enclosing a shallow
lagoon
Bay: a small body of water that
extends into the land
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Cape: a piece of land jutting
into the sea or some other large
body of water.
Continent: one of the main
landmasses of the globe
Continental Shelf: the part of the
sea foor that slopes gently down
from the continents.
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Delta: a fan shaped landform at
the mouth of a river created by
deposits of sediment.
Desert: a region of little rainfall
where few plants and animals
live.
Fjord: a long, narrow arm of the
sea bordered by steep clifs:
usually formed by glacial erosion.
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Gulf: a large body of salt water
that is partly enclosed by land
Island: a piece of land
surrounded by water
Isthmus: a narrow strip of land
that connects two larger land areas
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Lake: an inland body of fresh or
salt water
ountain: a high area of land
with steep sides and a sharp
peak
!cean: the vast body of salt water
that covers almost three fourths of
the earth's surface.
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Peninsula: a landform
bordered by water on three
sides.
Plateau: a fat area of land that
is higher than the land around it
"eser#oir$ a natural or articial
place where water is collected and
stored for use.
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"i#er: a long body of water that
fows across land from higher
elevation to a lower elevation.
Sea: a body of salt water that is
mostly enclosed by land or
islands.
Strait: a narrow body of water
that connects two larger bodies of
water.
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%ri&utary: a stream or river
that feeds a lake or a larger
stream or river.
'alley: an area of low land
between mountains or hills.
(etlands$ lowland area, such as a
marsh or swamp that is saturated
with moisture.
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