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Plains are...
extensive flat areas, located at less than 200 metres above sea level
Plateaus are....
elevated plains at over 200 metres altitude
Mountains are...
large land elevations that have steep slopes and an altitude higher than 600 metres
Depressions are...
low areas, caused by the subsidence of a section of the Earth's crust, rivers flow through them
What is a continental shelf?
a gentle slope that extends the continents under marine waters (shallow depth of 200 metres)
What connects the continental shelf to the abyssal plains (pronounced step)
continental slope
What are sea floors, located 4000/5000 metres deep?
abyssal plains
underwater mountain chain is also called...
oceanic ridge
fragment of land surrounded by water on all sides except for one
Peninsula
A part of the land that unites two larger land areas or joins a peninsula to the mainland
Isthmus
flooded valley formed by the sea entering the last section of a glacial valley
fiord
The accumulation of ice in cold regions is called a....
glacier
What is a continuous current of water called?
river
A piece of land surrounded by water
island
long, narrow underwater depression or a......
marine trench
part of the coast that goes into the sea
cape
