Landforms
Madagaskar?
island
the biggest ocean
Pacific
another name for a top
summit
the land along or near a sea or ocean
coast
group of islands
archipelago
examples: Italy, Florida, India, Korea
peninsula
the ocean between Europe, Africa and America
Atlantic
an area of low land between hills or mountains
valley
a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea
beach
the zero latitude
equator
example: the Alps, the Rocky Mountains, the Himalayas
mountain range
examples: Gibraltar, Magellan, Bering
Strait
an area of land on a mountain that is used for skiing
slope
A body of water partially enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea. Smaller than a gulf
bay
smaller than a river, bigger than a source
stream
a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas
example:Panama
isthmus
a large area of ocean that is partly surrounded by land
___ of Mexico, Persian _____
gulf
a very large area of ice that moves slowly down a slope or valley
glacier
a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea.
cliff
a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
tributary
a large area of land that forms a country or a continent and that does not include islands
mainland
the regular upward and downward movement of the level of the ocean that is caused by the pull of the Sun and the Moon on the Earth
tide
a large amount of snow and rocks that slides suddenly down the side of a mountain, burying everything in its way
avalanche
a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.
wave
land that is always wet and often partly covered with water
examples: the Nile river area with crocodiles, the Mississipi with alligators
swamp