Geography
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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DELTA:
THE TRIANGULAR-SHAPED LAND FOUND AT THE MOUTH OF SOME LARGE RIVERS. EXAMPLES: VOLGA, RHINE
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Plateau: Elevated flat land
Examples: Ozark plateau, plateau of Tibet
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Cape: A point of land extending into the sea; it is usually smaller than a peninsula
Example: Cape Horn, cape of good hope
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Plain: A broad expanse of generally high and flatland, also called a tableland.
Examples: North European plane, West Siberian plain
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Archipelago: either a group of islands or body of water that has many islands in it.
Examples: Indonesia Archipelago, Philippines archipelago
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Isthmus: A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, that connects to larger land masses.
Example: Panama, Kra
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Peninsula: A master gland almost entirely surrounded by water. This usually connected to the mainland by a narrow neck.
Examples: Arabian, Florida, Baja California
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CANYON:
AN ELONGATED LOWLAND BETWEEN MOUNTAINS, HILLS, OR OTHER UPLANDS. EX: GRAND CANYON, KINGS CANYON
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STRAIT: NARROW PASSAGE OF WATER CONNECTING TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER
- Examples:
- Bering strait
- Bosporus strait
- Magellan
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Valley: A deep near depression in the earths surface often having a river running through it.
Examples: silicon valley, great Rift Valley
Photo by Ahmed Rabea
