Land Features

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Land Features

• Canyon a long narrow valley between mountains
  with very steep sides.A stream often runs along
  the bottom. Another name is gorge.

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Horseshoe Canyon
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Coastline

• The land next to the seait often forms an
  irregular line with many bays, capes, etc.
• Many communities are located along the coastline
  in Atlantic Canada.

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Continent

• One of the seven large land masses that we divide
  the earth into. Our region is located in North
  America. The others are South America, Africa,
  Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica.
• Eurasia is the name often given to Europe and
  Asia together.
• Oceania refers to Australia and its surrounding
  islands.

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Desert

• A dry place where very few plants can grow.
• Deserts can be hot or cold.
• The Namib is an interesting desert located in
  Africa.

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Cape

• A piece of land stretching out into the sea.
• ex. Cape Horn, S.A.
• Atlantic Canadas coastline includes many capes.

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Hill

• a part of the earths surface that is higher
  than the ground around itex. Citadel Hill
• Island
• a piece of land which has water all around
  it..exAnticosti

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Isthmus

• A narrow strip of land with sea on each side
  connecting two larger pieces of land.
• The Isthmus of Panama joins North America and
  South America.
• Nova Scotia is joined to New Brunswick by an
  isthmus.

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Mountain

• A very large hill with steep sides that are hard
  to climb usually above 300 m (1000 ft).
• Atlantic Canada has small mountains eroded in
  part by glaciation during the last Ice Age.

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Oasis

• A place in a desert with water and trees.

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Peninsula

• A long piece of land, almost surrounded by water,
  that juts out into the sea.
• The Gaspe Peninsula is in Quebec.

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Plateau

• A large area of high flat land

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Prairie

• A large area of flat low land without many trees
  on it.another word for plain.
• Prairies can be found in western Canada.

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Range

• A long line of hills or mountains.
• The Laurentians are a range found in eastern
  Canada.

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Reef

• A long strip of rock, sand or coral just above or
  below the surface of the sea
• The Great Barrier Reef is a reef off the coast of
  Australia.

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Valley

• The low flat land between hills or mountains.
• Atlantic Canada contains many valleys along its
  many rivers.
• Ex. Annapolis Valley, NS.
• Volcano
• A mountain with an opening at the top.
  Sometimes hot melted rock (lava), ash, and gasses
  burst out of it from inside the earth.
• This is one way mountains can be formed.

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Water Features

• Bay a curve in the shoreline where water cuts
  into the land.
• The Atlantic Coastline has many bays.
• Ex. Bay of Fundy, Bay of Chaleur.

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Canal

• A long narrow waterway built by people for boats.
• Shubie Canal here in Fall River is an example of
  an historic canal.
• Canals allow ships to pass through at the Suez
  and in Panama.

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Channel

• A strip of sea joining two seas.
• A channel is similar to a strait.
• The English Channel which joins the North Sea to
  the Atlantic Ocean.

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Estuary

• The wide part of a river near where it meets the
  sea.
• The St. John River is an example in Atlantic
  Canada.

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Glacier

• A large river of ice that moves slowly over time.
  
• Glaciers in the past have had a great impact on
  the geography of Atlantic Canada.

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Gulf

• A very large bay.ex. Gulf of St. Lawrence in
  Atlantic Canada.
• Harbour
• A bay where the water is deep and calm and ships
  are protected from the wind and big waves.ex.
  Halifax Harbour.

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Inlet

• A small narrow bay on the coastline.
• Atlantic Canadas shores contain many inlets.

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Lake

• A large area of water with land all around it.
• Atlantic Canada contains many lakes. Ex. Lake
  Banook in Dartmouth, NS.

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Ocean

• One of the very large areas of salt water that
  cover the earth.
• Most of our region borders the Atlantic Ocean.

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River

• Fresh water that flows in a long winding line
  across the land.
• Our region has many significant rivers Churchill
  River, St. John River,etc.

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Sea

• A part of the ocean that is usually near land
• The Labrador Sea is found off the coast of
  Newfoundland.

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Straight

• A strip of sea like a channel that separates two
  pieces of land.
• The Northumberland Strait separates Prince Edward
  Island from the mainland of Atlantic Canada.

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Archipelago A string or cluster of islands
along the coastline.