Landforms Pt 1
Landforms Pt 2
Landform Pt 3
Landform Pt 4
Landform Pt 5
100
The height about sea level.
What is altitude?
100
One of the seven largest bodies of land on earth.
What is a continent?
100
An area of land largely enclosed by higher land.
What is a basin?
100
A deep valley with steep sides
What is a canyon?
100
A narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land.
What is an isthmus?
200
A group of many islands
What is archipelago?
200
Dry, barren region usually sandy and without trees, little rainfall or practical use of land unless irrigated.
What is a desert?
200
Land along the sea or ocean
What is a coast?
200
A large body of water surrounded by land.
What is a lake?
200
An area of land completely surrounded by water
What is an island?
300
Part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf
What is a bay?
300
A narrow inlet of sea between high banks or cliffs created by glaciers.
What is a fjord?
300
A high, steep slope of rock or soil.
What is a cliff?
300
A long chain of mountains; a row of connected mountains.
What is a mountain range?
300
The place where a stream or tributary joins a river?
What is a fork?
400
A curve or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water.
What is a cape?
400
A large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; extensive wooded area.
What is a forest?
400
Land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers.
What is a delta?
400
A fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation.
What is an oasis?
400
A large body of slow moving ice which alters the land around it through displacement.
What is a glacier?
500
A narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; the deepest part of the waterway.
What is a channel
500
A steep mountain standing alone
What is butte?
500
A high ridge dividing rivers that flow to opposite sides of the continent.
What is continental divide?
500
The largest body of salt water; these cover 3/4 of the earth's surface.
What is an ocean?
500
A protected body of water.
What is a harbor?
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