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VZ WG-3 Landforms
Stack contains definitions of landforms and waters
| mountain | elevation of substantial height and mass, usually over 1000 feet in height |
| barrier island | coastal island created by sand deposit, protect coastlines during large storms |
| atoll | a ring- shaped coral island or ring of islands linked by underwater coral reefs |
| basin | | low areas of land often sorrounded by mountains | |
| cliff | | very steep vertical or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice | |
| dell | | secluded hallow or small valley hidden by trees | |
| isthmus | | a narrow strip of land with water on either side that connects two areas or land | |
| plateau | | elevated flatland that rises sharply above nearby land on at least one side and has a large, flat top | |
| summit | | the highest point of a hill or mountain | |
| Archipelago | a chain or cluster of islands |
| basin | low areas of land, often surrounded by mountains |
| butte | an isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides smaller than a mesa |
| canyon | a deep valley between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Most canyons were formed by a process of long-time erosion from a plateau level. |
| cliff | a high, steep face of rock |
| coast | that part of an island or continent that borders an ocean or its saltwater tributaries |
| continent | a major land mass |
| desert | a landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation. Deserts are defined as areas that receive an average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm (10 in). |
| divide | seperate into two parts or catagories |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land with water on either side connecting two large land areas |
| mesa | a broad, flat topped mountain smaller than a plateau and larger than a butte with two steep sides |
| plateau | also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat rural area. |
| prairie | land in or made of prodominentally grassland |
| reef | a chain of rocks or coral or a ridge of sand at or near the surface of water |
| summit | the highest point or part |
| tundra | a rolling treeles plain |
| valley | valley (also called a vale or dale) is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge |
| brook | a small body of water with a current, confined within a bed and banks. Streams are important as conduits in the water cycle, instruments in aquifer recharge, and corridors for fish and wildlife migration |
| estuary | mouth of a river |
| bay | | body of water larger than a cove and smaller than a gulf | |
| basin | | partially enclosed sheltered area along the shore where boats may be moored | |
| bayou | | a marshy arm, inlet of a lake, river, etc. | |
| channel | navigation route between two areas of water | |
| cove | small recess in the shoreline in a sea, lake, etc. | |
| current | | part of a fluid body of water moving continuously | |
| glacier | | very thick slow-moving mass of ice that slides down a mountain | |
| headwaters | | first and smallest streamd formed from the runoff of a mountain | |
| gulf | | part of an ocean extending into land, larger than a bay | |
| marsh | | tract of soft, wet land characterized by grass and cat-tails | |
| meander | | the turns or winding path of a stream or river | |
| mouth | | where a river is formed | |
| pool | | small, deep body of freshwater | |
| rapids | part of a river where the current is fast and the surface is broken and choppy | |
| reservoir | | artificial lake where water is stored for human use | |
| river | | natural stream of water with considerable volume that flows over a distance | |
| sound | | long, broad inlet off of the ocean generally parallel to the coast | |
| source | | point of origin for a stream of water | |
| spring | | source of water issuing from the ground | |
| strait | | narrow passageway between two large bodies of water | |
| tributary | | any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river | |
| waterfall | | Perpendicular or steep descent of the water from a stream | *~*Group 3 is better than you :p *~* |
| cape | | a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water | |
| cay | small, low island composed largely of coral or sand | |
| dam | | a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river | |
| delta | | a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular |
| hill | a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain | |
| island | a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent |
| peninsula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland | |
| plain | an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 ft. (150 m), within the area. |
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