Definitions
physical features on the Earth's surfaces...Landforms or land masses
What is landforms
deep, narrow valley with steep sides...canyon or prairie
What is canyon
body of water surrounded on all sides by land...ocean or lake
What is lake
the height of land in relation to sea level...elevation or isthmus
What is elevation
how are a pond and the ocean different?
A pond is much smaller surrounded by land and contains fresh water
land that is completely surrounded by water...peninsula or island
What is island
large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land...avalanche or glacier
What is glacier
area where there is always water or soggy soil...wetland or field
What is wetland
low land between hills or mountains...plateau or valley
What is valley
How is a volcano different from a mountain?
A volcano spews lava and ash and has a crater in the center
narrow strip of land that lies along a body of water like the ocean...beach or dune
What is beach
an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grass and flowers...prairie or desert
What is prairie
large stream of water that flows across the land...pond or river
What is river
area of high almost flat land...desert or plateau
What is plateau
How is an island and a peninsula different
An island is surrounded by water on all sides, a peninsula has water on 3 sides
flat-topped mountain with steep sides...mesa or mountain
What is mesa
an area where the land is at, near or below sea level...lowland or highland
What is lowland
a stream or river that flows into a large stream or river...tributary or inlet
What is tributary
a cold dry region where trees cannot grow...rainforest or tundra
What is tundra
How are a pond and a lake alike
They are both bodies of after surrounded by land
wide mouth of a river where ocean tides flow in...ocean or estuary
What is estuary
area near the foot of a mountain...cliff or piedmont
What is piedmont
point of land that extends into water...cape or island
What is cape
narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger areas of land...isthmus or peninsula
What is isthmus
How are a cape and a peninsula alike
What is they both have water on 3 sides, but a cape is much much smaller and just a point that extends into the water.