Landforms And Bodies Of Water
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LANDFORMS
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A group of islands
Photo by lau.svensson
ARCHIPELAGO
LOW-LYING FLAT LAND
Photo by Drriss & Marrionn
PLAIN
PLATEAU
ISTHMUS
BASIN
An area of land surrounded
by water on 3 sides (like Florida)
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
PENINSULA
BODIES OF WATER
Water that flows from high elevation to low elevation
Photo by Vincent_AF
RIVER
TRIBUTARY
A PLACE WHERE SHIPS CAN DOCK, PROTECTED FROM OPEN OCEAN
Photo by pasuay @ incendo
HARBOR
A NARROW BODY OF WATER THAT CONNECTS 2 MUCH LARGER BODIES OF WATER
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
STRAIT
A NARROW MAN MADE BODY OF WATER THAT CONNECTS 2 LARGER. BODIES OF WATER
USUALLY BUILT FOR TRANSPORTATION OR IRRIGATION
Photo by saigneurdeguerre
CANAL
AN AREA OF OCEAN OR SEA PARTIALLY SURROUNDED BY LAND
Photo by eutrophication&hypoxia
