Vocab 1
A waterway dug across a land to connect two bodies of water
Canal
a valley with steep sides carved out of the earth's surface by moving water
Canyon
Highland
a large stream of water that flows into another water form
Tributary
A narrow water form that connects two larger bodies of water
Strait
Wetland
the largest type of land mass on Earth
Continent
a very small island
Key
land that has water on three of it's sides
Penninsula
A large area of level land that rises above the surrounding land and contains rugged land features
Plateau
land bordering sea or ocean
Coast
a flat, treeless grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
Savanna
A type of mountain created by a build up of rocks and lava from an opening in the earth's crust
Volcano
a narrow landform that connects two larger bodies od land
isthmus
A flat topped hill with steep sides
Mesa
the highest landform
mountain
several mountains that are part of a larger, longer mountain system.
Mountain range
A place where water begins to form
Source
a dry region with little rainfall and vegetation
Desert
A long narrow deep body of water with steep sides cutting inland from the sea
Fiord
a fan shaped desposit of land that collects at the mouth of some rivers
Delta
an area of land that drains into a river, river system or body of water.
Watershed
a group of 4 or more islands
Archipelago
a natural or human made lake in which water is held back by a dam.
Reservoir
A very large area of an ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land
Bay