Landforms And Bodies Of Water Flashcards
Body of water partially enclosed by land with a wide outlet to the ocean
Bay
A group of closely scattered islands
Archipelago
A sandy, pebbly, or rocky shore of a body of water
Beach
Hill the rises abruptly from surrounding area with sloping sides and a flat top
Butte
An artificial waterway used for irrigation and travel
Canal
Deep, narrow valley with high steep hills
Canyon
Point of land projecting into a body of water
Cape
Deeper part of a river or harbor
Channel
High steep or overhanging rock face
Cliff
One of the seven large landmasses on earth
Continent
Triangular section of land built up at a rivers mouth
Delta
Dry areas of land, desolate waterless and without vegetation
Desert
In deserts and on beaches, wind blown sand forming hills
Dunes
Natural hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air
Geyser
Large body of ice that moves across lands surface
Glacier
An area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay
Gulf
Part of land that rises noticeably above the rest of the land
Hill
Large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers
Icebergs
A piece of land surrounded by water
Island
Narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water
Isthmus
Shallow pool of water at the center of a ring shaped island formed by coral buildup
Lagoon
Body of water completely surrounded by land
Lake
An area of low lying wetland
Marsh
Flat topped elevated landform
Mesa
Land that rises above surrounding land with steep slopes and a peak or summit
Mountain
Large continuous body of salt water
Ocean
Piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
Flat or gently rolling lands
Plain
Flat land mass higher than the surrounding land with at least one steep side
Plateau
A stream of water of considerable volume
River
Body of salt water surrounded almost entirely by land
Sea
Long wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel
Sound
Lowland region saturated by water
Swamp
Vast treeless plains with permafrost and small low plants
Tundra
Lowland between mountain ranges or hills often having a river or stream running along the bottom
Valley
Mountains formed when lava rises through the earths crust
Volcano