Landforms
This term means one of the seven great landmasses of the Earth.
What is a continent?
This is the line where land meets the ocean or sea.
What is a coastline?
This is the starting point of a river, often found in hills or mountains.
What is the source?
A large, flat area of land, often good for farming.
What is a plain?
Land claimed or controlled by a government but not yet an official state — the Louisiana Purchase became one of these.
What is a territory?
This is a piece of land almost surrounded by water but still connected to the mainland — Florida is a famous American example.
What is a peninsula?
A sheltered area of water near the coast where ships dock safely.
What is a harbor?
A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger river.
What is a tributary?
A large, flat or rolling area of grassland with few trees.
What is a prairie?
Land claimed or controlled by a government but not yet an official state — the Louisiana Purchase became one of these.
What is a territory?
This narrow strip of land connects two larger areas of land and has water on both sides.
What is an isthmus?
A body of water partly enclosed by land with a wide outlet to the sea; Chesapeake ___ is a famous colonial example.
What is a bay?
The place where a river empties into another body of water.
What is the mouth?
A series or chain of mountains close together, like the Appalachians.
What is a mountain range?
A broad area with common features, like climate or landforms, that sets it apart from other areas.
What is a region?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This flat, raised area of land sits higher than the land around it, like a giant table.
What is a plateau?
A narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
What is a strait?
A triangle-shaped area of land formed by soil deposited where a river meets the sea.
What is a delta?
The gently rolling land at the base of a mountain range, between the mountains and the plains.
What is the piedmont?
A small, narrow body of water leading from a larger body of water into the land.
What is an inlet?
Low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it, is called this.
What is a valley?
A large area of ocean partly enclosed by land, bigger than a bay — the Gulf of Mexico is one example.
What is a gulf?
A large, flowing body of fresh water that moves toward an ocean, lake, or another river.
What is a river?
A long, wide body of water connecting two larger bodies of water, often parallel to the coast.
What is a sound?
The vast body of salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface.
What is the ocean?