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Understanding Global Landforms: From Archipelagos to Deserts

Explore diverse landforms that shape our planet, including archipelagos, atolls, and buttes. Learn about major geographical features like canyons, cliffs, and deltas, as well as unique formations such as fjords, isthmuses, and wetlands. Discover the significance of bays, gulfs, and peninsulas in coastal geography, and delve into the processes that create geysers and other geological wonders. This informative overview provides essential insights into how these features are formed and their ecological importance, making it a beneficial read for geography enthusiasts.

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Understanding Global Landforms: From Archipelagos to Deserts

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  1. Landforms

  2. Archipelago: chain of islands

  3. Atoll: remains of volcano in ocean

  4. Butte: smaller

  5. Mesa: medium

  6. Plateau: largest

  7. Cove: water curves into coast

  8. Bay: larger water curves into coast

  9. Gulf: largestwater curves into coast

  10. Cape: finger of land extend into water

  11. Peninsula: larger finger of land extending into water

  12. Canyon: carved by river/ steep clifs

  13. Cliff: watch out

  14. Channel: narrow water passage between land

  15. Strait: water passage between land

  16. Tributary: stream joining river

  17. Estuary: fresh and salt water mix

  18. Delta: lowland at mouth of river from sand, rocks, dirt

  19. Fjord: sea inlet w/ steep cliffs

  20. Geyser: hot spring spray

  21. Isthmus: narrow land strip connecting 2 large land masses with water on both sides.

  22. Wetland: includes marsh/ swamp

  23. Desert/dune

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