Geographical Terms Flashcards
A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
Strait
ex. Bering Strait
An area of land near the ocean
Coast
ex. Coasts of America
An area where a river deposits soil into the ocean
Delta
An area of low land between hills or mountains
Valley
ex. Great Rift Valley
An ocean ridge made up of skeletal remains of tiny sea animals
Coral Reef
ex. Great Barrier Reef
An area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet
Mountain
ex. Mount Fuji, Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro
A large area of slow moving ice
Glacier
A large body of water that is salty
Ocean
ex. Atlantic, Pacific
A large part of an ocean that extends into land
Gulf
ex. Persian Gulf
A deep narrow valley with steep walls
Canyon
ex. The Grand Canyon
An opening in Earth’s crust where lava, ash, and gases erupt
Volcano
ex. Mount Vesuvius
A hill of sand shaped by wind
Dune
An area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean
Peninsula
ex. Florida
Part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf
Bay
ex. Mexico
An area of land surrounded entirely by water
Island
ex. Greenland, Philippines
An inland body of water
Lake
ex. Lake Michigan
A rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain
Hill
ex. Chocolate Hills in the Philippines
A nearly flat area
Plain
ex. Great Plains
An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
Desert
ex. Sahara, Antarctica
An area in the desert with a water source
Oasis
A large, flat, elevated area of land
Plateau
Plateau in Tibet
A circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
Sinkhole
A natural flow of fresh water that runs through the land
River
ex. River
An area of densely wooded land
Forest
ex. Amazon
