Land And Water Feautures Flashcards
Archipelago
A large group of islands
Alluvial plane
A level or gently sloping surface formed of sediments laid down by streams or rivers.
Atoll
A string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
Bay
A small body of water that extends into the land.
Cape
A piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water.
Continent
One of the main land masses of the globe.
Continental shelf
The part of the sea floor that slopes gently down from the continents.
Delta
A fan shaped landform at the mouth of a river created by deposits if sediment.
Desert
A region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live.
Fjord
A long narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs, usually formed by glacial erosion.
Gulf
A large body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land.
Island
A love if land surrounded by water.
Isthmus
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
Lake
An inland body of fresh or salt water.
Mountain
A high area of land with steep sides and sharp peak.
Ocean
The vast body of salt water that covers almost 3 fourths of the earth’s surface.
Peninsula
A landform bordered by water in 3 sides.
Plateau
A flat area of land that is higher than the land around it.
Reservoir
A natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use.
River
A long body of water that flows across the land from higher elevation to a lower elevation.
Sea
A body of salt water that is mostly encoded by land or islands.
Strait
A narrow body of water that connects to larger bodies of water.
Tributary
A stream or river that fees a lake or a larger stream or river.
Valley
An area of low land between mountains or hills.
