- geo vocabulary - Flashcards
what is an isthmus?
a small strip of land with sea on either side that forms a link between two larger areas of land
what is a peninsula?
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water
what is a gulf?
a part of the ocean that penetrates land
what is a strait?
a passage of water linking two seas together
what is a river?
a naturally flowing stream of water
what is a mountain range?
a connected line of mountains
what is a tributary?
a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
what is an island?
a portion of land that water surrounds
what is an estuary?
an area where a river or stream meets the ocean
what is a harbor?
a sheltered body of water where ships and boats can stay
what is a plateau?
an area of high up, level ground
what is a valley?
an area of land between hills/mountains with a stream flowing through it
what is a canal?
an artificial waterway to let boats/ships inland
what is a delta?
a landform shaped like a triangle, created by the deposition of sediment that is carried by a river
what is a river mouth?
where a river flows into a larger body of water
what is a river source?
the spot where a river starts
what is a lake?
a body of water with land around it
what is a coast?
land along the sea
what is a hill?
a small area of land that is bigger than the land that surrounds it
what is a plain?
a big expanse of flat land with barely any trees
what is a mountain?
a high, elevated, steep, rocky area of land
what is a channel?
a long passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water and is used for shipping
what is a continent?
any of the biggest seven land masses
what is an ocean
any of the five biggest bodies of [salt] water
what is a country?
a nation that is politically controlled by one government
what is a desert?
a big area of dry land with no moisture or vegatation
what is an oasis?
a spot within a desert with a body of water
what is an archipelago?
a group of islands
