Landforms 1
area of flat or gently rolling land
What is a plain?
an inlet of the sea or some other body of water, usually smaller than a gulf
What is a bay?
gap between mountains
What is a mountain pass?
deepest part of a body of water
What is a channel?
this theme can be absolute or relative
What is location?
land that is almost completely surrounded by water
What is a peninsula?
part of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay
What is a gulf?
What is a mesa?
triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
What is a region?
chain of mountains
What is a mountain range?
area of low, wet land with trees
What is a swamp?
opening in Earth, often raised, through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out
What is a volcano?
the level of the surface of an ocean or a sea
What is sea level?
this theme is made up of both physical and human features
What is place?
large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
What is a glacier?
stream or river that flows into a larger stream of water
What is a tributary?
narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land
What is an isthmus?
narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
What is a strait?
the change in location of people, goods, and ideas
What is movement?
area of grassland and scattered trees
What is a savanna?
point of land that extends into water
What is a cape?
area of high, mostly flat land
What is a plateau?
area along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land
What is a fall line?
What is human-environment interactions?