Match the following. 1. a group of islands clustered together in a large body of water archipelago 2. all the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into that river mainland 3. the principal land mass of a continent or country (excludes islands and peninsulas) drainage basin 4. a land mass surrounded by water on three sides peninsula

Statement 1- Archipelago

Statement 2- Drainage basin

Statement 3- Mainland

Statement 4- Peninsula

Explanation:

Archipelago- It is defined as the group of island or chain of island that are oriented close enough to each other within a water body. It is comprised of numerous numbers of individual islands. For example, Malay Archipelago, the world's largest  island groups, comprised of about 17000 Indonesian islands and 7000 Philippine islands.

Mainland- Is is defined as the huge landmass that are comprised of a greater part of any country. It generally includes a continent or a major part of it but are not connected to the islands and peninsulas.

Drainage basin- It is defined as an area over which the rivers along with its tributaries flows, carrying a significant amount of sediments. It is formed due to the action of water.

Peninsula- It is defined as the portion of a landmass that is surrounded by water on majority of its sides. The rising or falling of a landmass may sometime leads to the formation of a peninsula.

Thus, the above statements are being matched.

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