Vocabulary Flashcards
Bay
A body of water surrounded by land on 3 sides; smaller than a gulf
Archipelago
A group of many islands
Canal
A waterway dug across land that ships can pass through
Canyon
A deep narrow valley sigh high steep sides.
Cape
A point of land extended into a body of water.
Channel
A narrow deep waterway connecting two bodies of water, the deepest part of a river.
Cliff
A steep slope of rocks and soil.
Continental shelf
A plateau beneath the ocean from which the continents rise.
Dam
A wall built across a stream or river that holds back water.
Delta
A triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the end of some rivers.
Divide
A ridge of land between two regions drained by different river systems.
Fork
The place where a stream of river joins another river.
Glacier
la huge mass of land that moves slowly down a mountain
Gulf
A part of an ocean extending into the land; usually larger than a bay.
Harbor
A sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely.
Highland
An area of mountain, hills or plateaus
Hill
A raised part of the Earth’s surface with sloping sides, smaller than a mountain
Iceberg
A large mass of ice floating in the ocean
Island
An area of land surrounded by water on all sides
Isthmus
A narrow strip of land with
Lake
A larger body of water surrounded by land
Mountain
A raised part of the Earth’s surface with a pointed or rounded top; bigger than a hill
Mountain Range
A row of connected mountains
Mouth (of a river)
The part of a river where the waters flow into another body of water