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physical features on the Earth's surfaces
What is landforms
100
deep, narrow valley with steep sides
What is canyon
100
body of water surrounded on all sides by land
What is lake
100
the height of land in relation to sea level
What is elevation
100
how are a basin and a lake alike
What is a lake is a basin filled with water. A basin is low, bowl-shaped land with higher ground around it.
200
land that is completely surrounded by water
What is island
200
large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
What is glacier
200
area where there is always water or soggy soil
What is wetland
200
low land between hills or mountains
What is valley
200
How are an island and a cay (key) different
What is a cay is made of sand and coral and is much smaller. An island can be soil and sand.
300
narrow strip of land that lies along a body of water
What is beach
300
an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grass and flowers
What is prairie
300
large stream of water that flows across the land
What is river
300
area of high almost flat land
What is plateau
300
How are a mountain and a volcano alike
What is a volcano is usually a mountain but with an opening in the earth through which lava, rock, ashes and gases are forced out
400
flat-topped mountain with steep sides
What is mesa
400
an area where the land is at, near or below sea level
What is lowland
400
a stream or river that flows into a large stream or river
What is tributary
400
a cold dry region where trees cannot grow
What is tundra
400
How are an island and a lake alike
What is both are surrounded. An island is surrounded by water. A lake is surrounded by land
500
wide mouth of a river where ocean tides flow in
What is estuary
500
area near the foot of a mountain
What is piedmont
500
point of land that extends into water
What is cape
500
narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger areas of land
What is isthmus
500
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.