geography flashcards
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- Archipelago-
- a large group of small islands located near one another
- Bay-
- part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generaly smaller than a gulf
- Canal-
- A man-made waterway that is used to transport goods and products
- Canopy-
- the thick plant growth found above a forest floor in a rain forest
- Canyon-
- deep narrow valley with steep walls
- Contenent-
- one of the several land masses on earth:Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia
- Delta-
- flat low-lying land built up rom soilcarried downstream by a river and deposeted by it's mouth
- Desert-
- a dry area of land that gets less than 10 inches a year
- Elevation-
- height of land above sea level
- Fault-
- a crack in the earth's crust
- Fjord-
- a deep valley that runs into the ocean
- Forest-
- a large area of land covered by trees and brush
- Gulf-
- part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generaly larger than a bay
- Harbor-
- a sheltered place along a shoreline where boats can anchor safely
- Icebnerg-
- chunks of ice that break off the North and South Pole
- Island-
- a body of land area surrounded on all sides by water, generally smaller than a contenent
- Isthmus-
- a narrow stretch of land thatconnecting two larger land areas
- Lake-
- a body of water surrounded on all sides by land
- Mountain-
- land with steep sides that rises sharply from the ground; generally larger than a hill
- Natural Resources-
- materials found in the earth that man cannot duplicate
- Oasis-
- a fertile or green land in a desert
- Ocean-
- one of the four main bodies of water that surrounds the continents- Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
- Peninsula-
- a body of land jutting into a lake, sea, or ocean; surrounded on three sides by water
- Plain-
- an area of level land, ussually with a low elevation and covered with grasses
- Plateau-
- an area of flat or rolling landat high elevation; about 300-3000 feet high
- Precipitation-
- rain, sleet, or snow
- River-
- a large natural stream of water that runs through the land
- Sea-
- a large body of watercompletely or partially surrouned by land
- Steppe-
- grassy, almost treeless, land or plain
- Strait-
- a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
- Temperate Zone-
- the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle and the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle where sunlight hits the earth in directly
- Tributary-
- a small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream;a branch of water
- Tropic Zone-
- the area in-between the tropics where sunlight hits the earth directly
- Tundra-
- cold plains in the Arctic
- Valley-
- area of lowland between hills or mountains
- Vegetation-
- plants or plant life