Landforms and Terrain 1
A high, steep rock face
What is a Cliff?
A mountain with a crater through which lava has erupted
Whay is a Volcano?
The vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth’s surface
What is the Ocean?
A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
What is a Cloud?
An area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation
What is a Jungle?
A natural hole or hollow place in the ground
What is a Cave?
A large, natural elevation of the earth’s surface
What is a Mountain?
A large body of water surrounded by land
Atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer
What is Snow?
A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs, consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life
What is a Desert?
A naturally raised area of land, smaller than a mountain
What is a Hill?
A low area of land between hills or mountains
What is a Valley?
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean
What is a River?
A storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain
What is a Thunderstorm?
A wetland that is forested
What is a Swamp?
A slowly moving mass of ice
What is a Glacier?
Large areas of flat land
What are Plains?
A small, narrow river
What is a Stream?
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere
What is Fog?
A field habitat vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants
What is a Meadow?
A deep gorge, usually with a river flowing through it
What is a Canyon?
An area of relatively high ground
What is a Plateau?
A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth
What is a Gulf?
A severe snowstorm with high winds
What is a Blizzard?
A type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons
What is Tundra?