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Raised Areas of Land
Bodies of Water
Landforms
Coasts
Characteristics of Landforms
100
A raised area or mound of land.
What is a hill?
100
A body of water that is partly enclosed by land and is usually smaller than a gulf.
What is a bay?
100
A deep valley with very steep sides. Often carved from the Earth by a river.
What is a canyon?
100
Long, thin, sandy stretches of land, parallel to the mainland coast that protects the coast from full force of powerful storm waves.
What is barrier islands?
100
The two main characteristics of an island are: 1. Area of land 2.
What is surrounded by water?
200
A very tall, high, natural place on Earth. It is higher than a hill.
What is a mountain?
200
A part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land, it is usually larger than a bay.
What is a gulf?
200
A very dry area.
What is a desert?
200
Long narrow sandbanks, especially at the mouth of a river.
What is a sandbar?
200
Islands can be formed in 4 ways: 1. 2. Continental Plates collision 3. Sand Deposits 4. Man-Made
What is volcano eruptions?
300
A large is flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
What is a plateau?
300
A large flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.
What is a river?
300
A piece of land that is surrounded by water.
What is an island?
300
A hill of sand built by either wind or water flow.
What is a sand dune?
300
The three main characteristics of canyons are: 1. Narrow Valley 2. Steep sides 3.
What is created by erosion?
400
A mountainous vent in the Earth's crust. It erupts and spews out lava, ashes, and hot gases from deep inside the Earth.
What is a volcano?
400
A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. It covers more than two-thirds of the Earth's surface.
What is an ocean?
400
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
400
An area of land that is permanently filled with water.
What is a swamp?
400
The four main characteristics of deserts are: 1. Super- dry air 2. 3. High daytime temperature 4. Lots of wind
What is little rain (less than 10 in)?
500
The tallest mountain on Earth. It is located in Nepal on the Nepal-China border.
What is Mount Everest?
500
A small body of water surrounded by land. It is usually smaller than a lake.
What is a pond?
500
flat lands that have only small changed in elevation.
What is a plain?
500
The two main characteristics of coasts are: 1. Land 2.
What is along the sea?
500
Bonus** Worth 1000 points!! What is the process of natural forces moving rocks and soil? (Rocks and soil can be referred to as Earth's materials. The natural forces that make this process happen are water, wind, ice, and gravity.)
What is erosion?