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Geoterm list 2
Geograghy vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Coastal Plain | A plain extending from the seashore. |
Continent | One of the seven land masses. |
Cove | A small inlet of Water |
Crater | The mouth of a volcano |
Crevasse | A deep break in a glacier |
Dam | A structure that stop or controls water in a river |
Delta | A deposit of soil on the mouth of a river |
Desert | An area of land with little or no water |
Dike | Material built up to prevent flooding |
Dune | A ridge of sand piled up by wind. |
Escarpment | A long, steep slope at the edge of a plateau that occurs from erosion |
Estuary | Where the ocean tide meets river currents |
Fjord | Deep, narrow inlet from the sea |
Flood | Rising water that occurs from too much rainfall |
Flood Plain | River valley coverd with rich soil |
Foothill | Hills that lie at the base of a mountain |
Geyser | Spring that ejects hot water |
Glacier | Moving sheet of ice |
Gorge | A deep, narrow passage between two mountains |
Grove | A small woods |