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1.) A cape is a strip of land projecting into ____A BODY OF WATER_____________________________.

2.) An area is considered a desert if it receives less than _______TEN______________ inches of precipitation per year.

3.) What nation is the world's largest archipelago? INDONESIA

4.) The Plateau of Tibet is sometimes referred to as ____THE ROOF OF THE WORLD___________________________________.

 

5.) About how many people have successfully climbed Mt. Everest? 2,200

6.) What animals might you find on the African Savanna? LIONS, CHEETAHS, ZEBRAS, WILDEBEEST ETC.

 

7.) A bay is larger than a __COVE_______________, but smaller than a ____GULF____________.

8.) Approximately how long is the Atlantic Coastal Plain? 2,200 MILES

9.) A glacier is a slow moving mass of ___ICE_____________.

10.) A peninsula is an extension of land surrounded by water on __THREE_________ sides.

11.)***Bonus - What landform connects two large areas of land? ISTHMUS

12.)***Bonus - What is a long depression in the surface of the land surrounded by higher hills or mountains? VALLEY