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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MOUNTAIN

LAND WITH STEEP SIDES THAT RISES SHARPLY

BASIN

AREA OF LAND DRAINED BY A GIVEN RIVER AND ITS BRANCHES

CANYON

DEEP AND NARROW VALLEY WITH STEEP WALLS

CLIFF

STEEP,HIGH WALL OF ROCK,EARTH OR ICE

DELTA

FLAT,LOW LYING LAND BUILT UP FROM SOIL

DIVIDE

STRETCH OF HIGH LAND THAT SEPARATES RIVER SYSTEMS

GLACIER

LARGE,THICK BODY OF SLOWLY MOVING ICE

HIGHLAND

ELEVATED LAND AREA SUCH AS A HILL,MOUNTAIN OR PLATEAU

HILL

ELEVATED LAND WITH SLOPING SIDES AND ROUNDED SUMMITT

ISLAND

LAND AREA,SMALLER THAN A CONTINENT COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER

ISTHMUS

NARROW STRETCH OF LAND CONNECTING TWO LARGER LAND AREAS

LOWLAND

LAND,USUALLY LEVEL, AT A LOW ELEVATION

MESA

BROAD,FLAT TOPPED LANDFORM WITH STEEP SIDES

MOUNTAIN PEAK

POINTED TOP OF A MOUNTAIN

MOUNTAIN RANGE

A SERIES OF CONNECTED MOUNTAINS

PENINSULA

BODY OF LAND JUTTING INTO A LAKE OR OCEAN

PLAIN

AREA OF LEVEL LAND, USUALLY AT LOW ELEVATION AND COVERED WITH GRASSES

PLATEAU

AREA OF FLAT OR ROLLING LAND AT HIGH ELEVATION

SEACOAST

LAND LYING NEXT TO A SEA OR OCEAN

VALLEY

AREA OF LOW LAND BETWEEN HILLS OR MOUNTAINS

VOLCANO

MOUNTAIN OR HILL CREATED AS LIQUID ROCK AND ASH ERUPT

BAY

PART OF A LARGE BODY OF WATER THAT EXTENDS INTO A SHORELINE

CAPE

POINT OF LAND THAT EXTENDS INTO A RIVER,LAKE OR OCEAN

CHANNEL

WIDE STRAIT OR WATERWAY BETWEEN TWO LAND MASSES

GULF

PART OF A LARGE BODY OF WATER THAT EXTENDS INTO A SHORELINE

HARBOR

A SHELTERED PLACE ALONG A SHORELINE WHERE SHIPS ANCHOR

LAKE

A SIZABLE INLAND BODY OF WATER

MOUTH

PLACE WHERE A STREAM OR RIVER FLOWS INTO A LARGER BODY OF WATER

OCEAN

MAJOR BODY OF SALT WATER THAT SURROUNDS THE CONTINENTS

OCEAN CURRENT

STREAM OF WARM OR COLD WATER THAT MOVES IN A DEFINITE DIRECTION

RIVER

LARGE NATURAL STREAM OF WATER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE LAND

SEA

LARGE BODY OF WATER COMPLETELY OR PARTLY SURROUNDED BY LAND

SOUND

BROAD INLAND BODY OF WATER, OFTEN BETWEEN A COASTLINE AND AN ISLAND

SOURCE

PLACE WHERE A RIVER OR STREAM BEGINS, OFTEN IN HIGHLANDS

STRAIT

NARROW STRETCH OF WATER JOINING TWO LARGER BODIES OF WATER

TRIBUTARY

SMALL RIVER OR STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO A LARGE RIVER OR STREAM