Landforms 1 Flashcards
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Strait
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Narrow waterway connecting two bodies of water.
Example: Strait of Gibraltar
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Isthmus
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Narrow piece of land connecting two large landmasses.
Example: Panama
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Archipelago
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Group or chain of islands.
Example: Hawaii
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Plateau
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Flat land mass higher than the surrounding land with at least one steep side (called a cliff)
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Mesa
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Flat-topped elevated land form.
Means ‘table’ in Spanish.
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Butte
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An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. It’s like a mesa but narrower.
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Peninsula
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A landmass surrounded by water on three sides.
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Cape
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A pointed piece of land that sticks out into a body of water.
