On the Water
Land and Sea
Hot and Cold
"P"arts of Land
Highs and Lows
100
A ___ is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).
What is a bay?
100
A ____ is a type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddy land and a lot of water. Many trees and shrubs grow in swamps.
What is a swamp?
100
A ____ is geographic region with too little rainfall to support much plant life.
What is a desert?
100
A ____ is a wide, relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees.
What is a prairie?
100
A ____ is a steep face of rock and soil.
What is a cliff or bluff?
200
A ___ is a body of salt water of second rank that is more or less landlocked.
What is a sea?
200
This is a narrow strip of land that links two larger land masses.
What is an isthmus?
200
A ____ is a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the icecap and the tree line.
What is a tundra ?
200
____ are flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.
What are plains?
200
A ____ is a deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river.
What is a canyon?
300
A ___ is a large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, especially a long landlocked portion of sea opening through a strait.
What is a gulf?
300
A ____ is a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river.
What is a delta?
300
This is a small fertile area surrounded by desert.
What is an oasis?
300
A ____ is a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
What is a plateau?
400
A ___ is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.
What is a cape?
400
This is a large group or chain of islands.
What is an archipelago?
400
A ____ is a land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls - usually occurring in dry areas
What is a mesa
400
A ____ is a long narrow stretch of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
400
A ____ is a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill. The tallest mountain on Earth is Mt. Everest.
What is a mountain?
500
This is a piece of land that is surrounded by water.
What is an island?
500
This is a piece of land that is surrounded by water.
What is an island?
500
A ____ is a slowly moving river of ice.
What is a glacier?
500
A ____ ____ is a flat region of a valley floor located on either side of a river channel.
What is a flood plain?
500
A ____ is a low place between mountains.
What is a valley?
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