Geography Vocab

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Small river or stream flowing into a larger one; a branch of the river.

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tributary

Front

Land area, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water.

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island

Front

Narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water

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strait

Front

Narrow land connecting two larger areas

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isthmus

Front

Place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands.

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source

Front

Land mass extending into a lake/ocean, surrounded by water on three sides.

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peninsula

Front

Flat, low-lying land formed from soil deposited by a river at its mouth.

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delta

Front

Area of high flat or rolling land

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plateau

Front

Study of Earth and its people

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geography

Front

Height of land above sea level

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Elevation