Geography Vocabulary Friday, May 11 Quiz next week!
A deep, narrow valley with steep walls The Grand Canyon in North America is an example.
A steep wall of earth, ice, or rock.
A stretch of high land that separates river systems.
Smaller than a mountain Higher than surrounding land with sloping sides, and rounded summit.
A flat-topped landform with steep sides. It is smaller than a plateau.
1,000 feet or higher Formed by plate collisions or volcanoes Larger & higher than a hill
Flat or rolling land, usually low elevation Often covered by grasses near continental coasts
Flat or rolling land at a high elevation 300 to 3,000 feet high Can be between mountain ranges.
A body of water that extends into a shoreline. It is usually smaller than a gulf and less indented into the shoreline.
Flat land around the mouth of a river, formed by soil and debris carried downstream by the river.
A part of a large indented body of water that extends into a shoreline.
A location along a shoreline where ships can safely anchor.
A narrow strip of land joining two large areas of land.
Land that extends into a lake or ocean, that has water on 3 sides.
A large body of water totally or partially surrounded by land Lakes are called inland seas.
A narrow strip of water joining 2 large bodies of water.