Rock Formations
A high, steep or overhanging rock face
What is a cliff?
Narrow piece of land that connects two landmasses and separates two bodies of water
What is an isthmus?
Oh say can you...this body of salt water surrounded almost entirely by land
What is a sea?
Little House on the...inland grassland area
What is a prairie?
A river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream
What is a tributary?
A flat land mass higher that the surrounding land, with a least one steep side
What is a plateau?
This triangular section of land builds up at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
The deep part of a river or harbor
What is a channel?
What is a tundra?
Shh...don't make a...a long, wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water
A hill that rises abruptly from surrounding areas with sloping sides and a flat top
What is a butte?
This glacial valley is now filled with seawater
What is a fjord?
You can definitely float in this shallow pool
What is a lagoon?
Fun word to define a group of closely scattered islands
What is archipelago?
A narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water.
What is a strait?
Flat topped, elevated landform or a city in Arizona
What is a mesa?
A point of land projecting into the water or the accessory of superheroes
What is a cape?
What is a gulf?
Underwater volcanos and coral build-up create this ring shaped island
What is an atoll?
Erie, Panama, or ear (lol)...an artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
What is a canal?
Our grand one boasts a deep valley with high steep walls
What is a canyon?
A natural hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air
What is a geyser?
Chesapeake and Hudson for example, bodies of water with an outlet to the ocean
What is a bay?
The rain in Spain flows mainly in the....flat or gently rolling hills
What is a plain?
A large body of ice that moves across the earth's surface
What is a glacier?