Bay - What is a mall body of water that is partially enclosed by land. Think Hudson?, Island - What is a piece of land surrounded by water., Gulf - What is a part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land? Example Mexico, Peninsula - What is large body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides., Prairie - What is a wide, flat area that has grass and a few trees-some rolling hills, Coast - What is the boundary between the land and the sea., Delta - What is a low watery land at the mouth of a river. It is usually shaped like a triangle., Isthmus - What is a narrow strip of land that connects two land masses and has water on each side., Tundra - What is a cold treeless area?, Plain - What is a large, flat area of land in the low lands with mostly no trees and minor changes in elevation?, Beach - What is a wide, flat area of sand that covers the coast?, Marsh - What is SALT water wet land that is found beside rivers, lakes and coasts., Channel - What is a deep and wide strip of water that separates two larger bodies of water. It is usually part of a river. Boats use, Mountain - A land that is raised above the surrounding area. It is over 2000 feet high?, Volcano - A cone shaped mountain or hill built around a vent that connects it with reservoirs of melted rock below the surface of the earth?, Hill - A landform that is raised above the surrounding area, but is smaller than a mountain?, Plateau - A flat open country in the high lands.-Above surrounding land?, Dune - Temporary hills of sand shaped by the wind?, Cliff - A vertical rock exposure?, Valley - The low areas between two elevations?, Canyon - A deep valley between high cliffs or formations with steep sides.-with water?, Tributary - What is a stream or river that flows into a larger river?, Source - The beginning of a river., River - What is a large, flowing body of water that empties into the sea or ocean?, Lake - What is a large body of water surrounded by land, usually fresh?, Lagoon - What is a shallow body of water along a coast.-Salt and Fresh Water, Pond - A small body of water surrounded by land usually on a farm., Swamp - What is a FRESH water wet land with very muddy, spongy land., Strait - What is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. It has land on BOTH sides. Boats Use IT, Sea - What is a large body of salt water that may be partly or totally surrounded by land. Example Red,

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