Our Physical World Flashcards
Any of the 7 largest land masses
Surrounded by water
Continents
Ex.Africa Asia Europe etc
Land masses completely surrounded by water
Islands
Ex
Hawaii
A ring shaped island encircling a lagon
Islands created by the buildup of skeletons of tiny marine animals.
Atolls
Ex. Tokelau
A thin strip of land connected to the shore.
A thin strip of land reaching into the water.
Spit
Ex. Farewell spit,new Zealand
Created when the current bends a soit toward the shore.
A spit or sand bar carved towards the shore.
Hook
Ex. Cape cod Massachusetts
Crooked finger of land jutting out from the mainland surrounded by water on 3 sides a piece of land jutting out from the main land and almost completely surround by water on three sides.
Peninsula
Ex. Florida or Italy
A narrow neck of land separating two bodies of water and connecting 2 larger land masses
Isthmus
Ex.panama
A hollow carved by a stream or glacier
The land drained of waitered by a larger river system.
Valley
Ex. Okanangon BC
A n elevated piece of land lower than mountains
Land higher than lowlands has gentle slopes and not as high as a mountain.
Hills
Cypress hills, Saskatchewan
Abroad and flat or gently rolling area
Plains
Ex. Great Plains USA
A broad flat area that is higher than its surroundings at least on one side.
Plateau
Ex. Mexican plateau
A high rugged land form
Mountain
Ex. Everest
A natural stream of water flowing toward a lake or ocean
River
Ex red river
A body of water completely surrounded by land
Lake
Ex. Lake Winnipeg
An inlet on the shore of an ocean or lake. It is not as large as a gulf it is gulet and free from strong currents.
Bay
Ex San Francisco Bay
