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