Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: bay
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This item checks knowledge of basic physical geography. Three of the options are landforms (land surrounded by water in various ways), while one option is a water body. Identifying the semantic category boundary is the key to the odd one out.
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Concept / Approach:
Classify each term as landform versus waterform. A peninsula is land projecting into water; an island is a landmass surrounded by water; a cape is a prominent point of land. A bay is a recessed coastal water body. Hence the odd one out is the water body among landforms.
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Final Answer:
bay
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