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land forms
land forms
land forms
land forms
map skills
100
a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land.
What is a Gulf?
100
an area made fertile by a source of freshwater in an otherwise dry and arid region.
What is an oasis?
100
a low place between mountains.
What is a valley?
100
a very tall high, natural place on earth. It is taller than a hill.
What is a mountain?
100
the imaginary line which divides the world horizontally into northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.
What is the equator?
200
a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides.
What is a Lake?
200
a long-lasting, slowly -moving river of ice on land.
What is a glacier?
200
a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
What is a plateau?
200
a deep valley with very steep sides. These are often formed by erosion from a river over a long period of time.
What is a canyon?
200
the imaginary line which divides the world vertically into the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere.
What is the prime meridian?
300
a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent.
What is an ocean?
300
a large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain.
What is a cave?
300
when a river falls off a steep part of land (down a cliff or the side of a mountain)
What is a waterfall?
300
a land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls.
What is a mesa?
300
N, S, E, W are directions.
What are cardinal directions?
400
a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is often shaped like a triangle.
What is a delta?
400
a small body of water surrounded by land.
What is a pond?
400
a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
What is a canal?
400
a rock formation with steep sides.
What is a butte?
400
NE, SE, SW, and NW are directions.
What are intermediate directions?
500
a large flowing body of water that usually empities into a sea or ocean.
What is a river?
500
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
What is a beach?
500
a mountainous vent in the earth’s crust. When it erupts, it spews out lava, ashes, and hot gases from deep inside the Earth
What is a Volcano?
500
a narrow strip of land, with water on either side, which connects two land masses.
What is an isthmus?
500
This helps you find directions and always tells you which way is north.
What is a compass rose?