Chapter 7: Physical Geography Flashcards
What is a narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger bodies of land called?
An isthmus
What is a broad umbrella of leaves called?
The canopy
What is the name for a smaller river that flows into a larger River
A tributary
What means height above sea level?
Altitude
A group of islands is called
An archipelago
A smaller region within a larger one is called
A subregion
The area between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are called
The tropics
The tropical grasslands stretching through eastern Columbia and Venezuela are
The Llanos
A steep cliff
An escarpment
This is a dense stand of trees and other plants that receives a large amount of precipitation
A rain forest
An area where river currents and ocean tides meet is called
An estuary
A famous plain that covers much of Argentina and Uruguay
The Pampas
What is a fuel made out of sugarcane and gasoline?
Gasohol
