Geography terms and their definitions.
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| 36235028 | altitude (elevation) | the height above sea level | |
| 36235029 | archipelago | a group of many islands | |
| 36235030 | basin | an area of land largely enclosed by higher land. | |
| 36235031 | bay | part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf | |
| 36235032 | branch (tributary) | a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream | |
| 36235034 | canyon | narrow valley with steep sides; usually created by erosion | |
| 36235035 | cape | a curved or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water | |
| 36235036 | channel | a narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; the deepest part of the waterway. | |
| 36235038 | cliff | a high, steep slope of rock or soil | |
| 36235039 | coast | land along the sea or ocean | |
| 36235040 | continent | one of the seven largest bodies of land on earth | |
| 36235041 | continental shelf | plateau of land surface into the ocean but underwater | |
| 36235044 | delta | land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers | |
| 36235045 | desert | dry, barren region usually sandy and without trees, little rainfall or practical use of land unless irrigated | |
| 36235046 | divide | the highest ridge of land separating river basins | |
| 36235048 | fault | a fracture in the rocks along which there has been movement | |
| 36235049 | fjord | a narrow inlet of the sea between high banks or cliffs created by glaciers | |
| 36235050 | forest | a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; extensive wooded area | |
| 36235051 | fork | the place where a stream or tributary joins a river | |
| 36235052 | glacier | a large body of slow moving ice which alters the land around it through displacement | |
| 36235053 | gulf | part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land; usually larger than a bay | |
| 36235055 | hemisphere | half of the earth usually referred to as eastern or western; northern or southern | |
| 36235056 | highland | an area of hills, plateaus, and mountains | |
| 36235057 | hill | a raised part of the earth's surface with sloping sides; old mountain which because of erosion has become rounder and shorter | |
| 36235059 | inlet | a small part of a body of water that reaches into a coast | |
| 36235060 | island | an area of land completely surrounded by water | |
| 36235061 | isthmus | narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land | |
| 36235062 | lake | a large body of water surrounded by land | |
| 36235065 | lowland | an area of low and usually level land | |
| 36235066 | mesa | a land formation having a relatively flat top and steep rock walls | |
| 36235067 | mountain | high, rocky land, usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill | |
| 36235068 | mountain range | a long chain of mountains; a row of connected mountains | |
| 36235069 | mouth (of a river) | place where a river empties into a larger body of water; the end of a river | |
| 36235070 | oasis | a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation | |
| 36235071 | ocean | largest body of salt water; these cover 3/4 of the earth's surface. | |
| 36235072 | peninsula | piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides by water | |
| 36235073 | plain | a broad, flat or gently rolling area; usually low in elevation | |
| 36235074 | plateau | flat highland area with one steep face; elevated plain | |
| 36235076 | prairie | a large plains region with tall grass | |
| 36235078 | reef | a ridge of rock or sand at or near the surface of the water | |
| 36235080 | river | a large stream of water flowing through the land into a lake, ocean, or other body of water | |
| 36235081 | sea | a large body of water, usually salt water, partly or completely surrounded by land | |
| 36235082 | sound | a wide channel connecting two bodies of water or an inlet between the mainland and islands | |
| 36235083 | source (of a river) | the place where a river or stream begins | |
| 36235084 | strait | a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water | |
| 36235085 | swamp | an area of land that is always soaked with water; low, wet land that supports grass and trees | |
| 36235086 | tide | the regular rising and falling of the water of the oceans and waters connected to the ocean | |
| 36235088 | valley | low land between hills or mountains | |
| 36235089 | volcano | a cone shaped mountain formed out of rock or ash thrown up from inside the earth, frequently with an opening or depression at the top | |
| 36235090 | waterfall | place where running water makes a sheer drop, usually over a cliff |
