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Adam's Geo Words
Adam's Geography Words/Definitions
Word | Definition |
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Peak | a single mountain, or it’s top |
Pass | a low place, where it is easier to cross the mountains |
Mountain range | a group of mountains |
Mountain system | a group of mountain ranges |
Ridge | the land along to top of two connected mountains |
Glacier | a huge move mass of ice that flows across the land |
Mesa | a steep-sided hill that is flat at the top |
Foothills | hills near the bottom of the mountain |
Plateau/tableland | a large area of land that is flat at the top |
Piedmont | a plateau region extending from the foothills to a place where the land drops, also called a fall line |
Peninsula | an area of land surrounded by water on all sides but one |
Cape | a point of land that projects out into an ocean or sea |
Archipelago | a large group of islands |
Delta | a low, triangular plain |
Tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger one |
Drainage Basin | the land drained by a river |
Divide | a ridge separating drainage basins |
Gulf/Bay | a body of water usually connected to an ocean or sea and is partly surrounded by land |
Inlet | a small bay |
Fjord | a long, narrow inlet with high, steep banks |
Strait/Sound | a passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water |