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Geography Words 1
Ocean
a very large body of salt water
Island!
land completely surrounded by water
Peninsula!
land that extends into a body of water and
is almost completely surrounded by water
Coast!
land along the edge of a continent where it
meets the ocean
Mountain!
high, rocky land, with steep sides and
a pointed or rounded top
Desert!
dry, barren region where few plants
grow
Plain!
broad, flat, low-lying area of land