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A ______ is an imaginary line running from East to West

parallel

Depressions are...

low areas, caused by the subsidence of a section of the Earth's crust, rivers flow through them

underwater mountain chain is also called...

oceanic ridge

What connects the continental shelf to the abyssal plains (pronounced step)

continental slope

What is a continuous current of water called?

river

flooded valley formed by the sea entering the last section of a glacial valley

fiord

What is a continental shelf?

a gentle slope that extends the continents under marine waters (shallow depth of 200 metres)

Mountains tend to be grouped into large groups called ______ and ________

ranges and chains

long, narrow underwater depression or a......

marine trench

________ are lines that run North to South

meridians

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

sea inlets in the coast

gulf

The accumulation of water in a depressed area

lake

The equator is an example of a ____________

parallel

A piece of land surrounded by water

island

coastal prominence formed by the accumulation of river sediment at the mouth of the river

delta

part of the coast that goes into the sea

cape

What are sea floors, located 4000/5000 metres deep?

abyssal plains

_______ is the distance of any point on the earth to the equator

latitude

Mountains are...

large land elevations that have steep slopes and an altitude higher than 600 metres

Plains are...

extensive flat areas, located at less than 200 metres above sea level

The accumulation of ice in cold regions is called a....

glacier

flat surfaces at the seashore formed by the accumulation of sediment

beach

Plateaus are....

elevated plains at over 200 metres altitude

__________ is the distance from any meridian on the Earth to the Prime Meridian

longitude