Landforms And Waterways Flashcards
A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
Archipelago
A ring of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea. Sits atop a submerged volcanic cone
Atoll
A body of water that is partly I closed by land. Smaller than a gulf
Bay
A flat topped rock or hill formation with steep sides
Butte
A deep valley with very steep sides. Often carved from the earth by a river
Canyon
A pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea ocean lake or river
Cape
A large hole in the ground or in side of hill or mountain
Cave
Low lying sandy island forces atop a reef
Cay
A body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. Also a part of a river of harbor that is deep enough to let ships sail through
Channel
A steep face of rock and soil
Cliff
Mountain passes
Col
A small horseshoe shaped body of water along a coast.surronded pay landform
Cove
Low watery landform at the mouth of a river formed from the silt sand and small rocks that flow down stream in the river and are deposited in this word. Often shaped like triangle
Delta
A very dry area
Dessert
A hill or ridge made of sand. Shaped by wind and change all the time
Dune
Imaginary circle around the earth halfway between the north and South Pole
Equator
Where a river meets a sea or ocean
Estuary
A long narrow sea inlet that is bored by steep cliffs
Fjord
Field that instigates how landforms are formed on earth
Geomorphology
Natural hot spring that sprays water and steam above ground
Geyser
River of ice on land
Glacier
Part of the ocean that’s partial surronded by water and is bigger than a bay
Gulf
Raiders area or mound of land
Hill
A piece of land surronded by water
Island
A narrow strip of land connected to bigger land masses. Has water on both sides
Isthmus
A low lying island usually formed by a reef
Key
Shallow body of water that is located along side a coast
Lagoon
Large body of water surrounded by land
Lake
Angular distance north or south
Latitude
Angular distance east or west
Longitude
Type of fresh water or saltwater wetland that is formed along a river pond lake or coast
Marsh
is a land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls - usually occurring in dry areas.
Mesa
a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill
Mountain
a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill
Ocean
is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.
Plain
a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
Plateau
a small body of water surrounded by land. Smaller than a lake
Pond
a wide, relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees.
Prairie
a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.
River
a large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean.
Sea
a wide inlet of the sea or ocean that is parallel to the coastline; it often separates a coastline from a nearby island.
Sound
is the beginning of a river.
Source
a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
Straight
is water flow on the land that occurs when the soil is saturated with water and the excess water (from precipitation or snowmelt) runs over the surface.
Surface runoff
a type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddly land and a lot of water. Many trees and shrubs grow
Swamp
a stream or river that flows into a larger river.
Tributary
a cold, treeless area; it is the coldest biome.
Tundra
a low place between mountains.
Valley
a mountainous vent in the Earth’s crust. it spews out lava, ashes, and hot gases from deep inside the Earth.
Volcano
When a river falls off steeply, there is a
Waterfall
an area of land that is often wet; the soil and are often low in oxygen
Wetland
