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Relief

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  • Set of mountains linked together
    MOUNTAIN RANGE
  • What is the difference between a SIERRA and a MASSIF?
    In a sierra the mountains ara aligned and in a massif not aligned.
  • Part of land going out to sea
    CAPE
  • Group of islands
    ARCHIPELAGO
  • Great natural elevation of the terrain.
    MOUNTAIN
  • What is the name of the part that join a peninsula with the land?
    ISTHMUS
  • TWO NAMES: Portion of sea that goes into the land___________ When the entrance to the sea is small, this is a ________
    GULF AND BAY
  • Terrain surrounded by water on all sides
    ISLAND
  • Natural elevation of the terrain, lower altitude than a mountain
    HILL
  • Flat surface covered with sand
    BEACH
  • Deep cut of the land made by the action of water
    RAVINE
  • Accumulation of land or rocks that occurs at the mouth of a river.
    DELTA
  • Great plain located at considerable altitude
    PLATEAU
  • Side of a terrain elevation.
    SLOPE
  • Where fresh water and salty water join together
    ESTUARY
  • What is the name of the part of the river where it ends?
    MOUTH
  • A portion of land that is at a lower altitude than the lands that surround it.
    DEPRESSION
  • Plain between mountains, generally crossed by a river
    VALLEY
  • Great extension of flat terrain
    PLAIN