In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Term: DrainageDefinition: The movement or removal of water from an Term: Definition: caused by glaciers and flooding Term: Definition: rock that has cut through other sedimentary layers Term: PlateauDefinition: An area that has a flat top, part of highlands. Term: Rift Definition: Separation of plates causes rift valleys to Term: Definition: A sharp cliff caused by erosion of the earth's . For example, Niagara Falls Term: ErrosianDefinition: Causes escarpments by eroding several levels of sediment causing a or drop. Term: Definition: An area of land with a low level. For example, valley within mountain range (highland), St. Lawrence Term: HighlandsDefinition: Highlands can refer to elevated areas such as mountain ranges. For example, Rocky or Appalachian . Term: TopographyDefinition: The of geographical landscape such as towns, rivers, and vegetation. Term: riverDefinition: a that is too small for its valley Term: Definition: a plain formed when a large chunk of a breaks off and melts leaving all the sediments Term: Glacial Definition: an elongated whale shaped hill by glaciation action Term: MoraineDefinition: a deposit of such material left on the by a glacier Term: Definition: a sinuous, narrow, steep-sided ridge composed of irregular stratified deposited in contact with (glacial) ice in either an open channel or an enclosed conduit Term: ErraticDefinition: A rock type and size that is from its surrounding rocks. Term: Lake Definition: One of the surfaces of the earth that represents a former lake; these featureless surfaces are by deposition of sediments carried into the lake by streams. Term: U-shaped Definition: Also known as a Glacier Trough and can be found in the Rocky Mountains. The U shape comes from steep sides and flat bottom caused by Alpine glaciers as to erosion by rivers which form V-shaped valleys. Term: Alpine Definition: Found in mountain . They make sharp V shapes. Term: Ice Definition: A of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's climate Term: Ice Definition: A mass of ice that covers surrounding terrain Term: SpillwayDefinition: Is a structure used to provide for the controlled release of flood flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, being the river that was dammed. Term: GlacierDefinition: a slowly mass of ice Term: AdvanceDefinition: Advancing is closer to a certain area Term: Definition: A period in time between 570 and 230 million , this age is characterised by fish, insects and reptiles. Term: Continental Definition: The of continents. Term: convectional Definition: Current caused by the expansion or contraction of a liquid, solid ore gas. It runs in a motion able to move large land forms. Term: rain Definition: The rain is the side of the mountain which is not facing the ocean. The rain shadow is also known as the leeward side. This side of the mountain is genneraly dry and gets some precipitation at the top. |
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