Second Grade Places and Regions « Flashcards at Hudson.edu

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rural	farmland, few buildings
urban	office buildings, apartment buildings, skyscrapers, traffic, businesses
suburban	towns that have businesses, parks and homes with yards
bay	a small area of ocean or lake partly enclosed by land
beach	sandy or rocky land on the edge of an ocean or lake
canyon	a deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky sides
continent	one of the 7 great masses of land on Earth
desert	dry land that receives little or no rain
forest	an area with thick trees and underbrush
plains	great open stretches of flat land coverered with natural grasses
mountain	a very tall mass of land that rises above the surrounding land
hill	a rounded point of land that is smaller then a mountain
island	a small piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
jungle	hot, humid, tropical rainforest
lake	a large inland body of water
ocean	a great body of salt water that covers most of the Earth
peninsula	a piece of land that juts out into water
river	a long, large stream
sea	a body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean
stream	a small line of flowing water
valley	the low part between two hills or mountains
volcano	an opening in the Earth's crust through which ashes, hot gases, and lava erupt
waterfall	a stream that flows over the edge of a cliff