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Grade 4 Geography
Grographical Terms 1-40
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A landing, loading, and delivering center for airplanes | Airport |
| Elevation or height above sea level | Altitude |
| Any broad area of water containg several islands; also such as a group of islands | Archipelago |
| An inlet from the sea or other body of water | Arm |
| A small island the shape of a ring or horseshoe; formed by deposits of coral sea animals | Atoll |
| The steep or sloping border of any stream. | Bank |
| A low place in the surface of the land, usually with a body of water occupying the lowest part; example, Great Salt lake in the Great Basin. | Basin |
| An inlet of the ocean or part of the ocean bordering on land and partly surrounded by land. | Bay |
| Any small body of water set off from the main body of an ocean, lake, or gulf. | Bay |
| The entire area drained by a river system; example Mississippi River Basin. | Basin |
| An elevation under the sea forming an area of relatively shallow water; example Grand Banks. | Bank |
| A slow, sluggish strem, usually to describe inlets from the Gulf of Mexico or from the Mississippi River. | Bayou |
| The pebbly or sandy shore of the sea or of a lake which is washed by the waves. | Beach |
| A steep, high bank bessides a body of water. | Bluff |
| Very wet, spongy ground not able to support much weight; usually made up of decayed plants. | Bog |
| A small stream or creek emptying into a larger stream. | Branch |
| Waves, breaking into foam as they approach or dash against the shore. | Breakers |
| A wall built in water near the shore to break the force of the waves and to provide shelter for boats and ships. | Breakwater |
| A roadway built over a stream, railroad, chasm, or narrow valley. | Bridge |
| The very edge at the top of a bluff, cliff, or precipice. | Brink |
| A natural stream of running water smaller than a river or a creek. | Brook |
| A man-made channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage. | Canal |
| A deep, narrow valley having high steep slopes; examples the Grand Canyon. | Canyon |
| A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea. | Cape |
| A deep, hollowed-out area under the earth's surface. | Cave |
| A large cave of room size or larger. | Cavern |
| The part of of a stream or body of water which affords the best passage for vessels; usually because of its great depth. | Channel |
| A narrow strip of water | Channel |
| An empty, deep gap in the surface of the earth. | Chasm |
| An important or large municipality; usually having a larger population than a town, village, or borough. | City |
| A cone shaped mass of material made by volcanic eruption. | Cinder Cone |
| The steep, rocky face of a bluff. | Cliff |
| Land along the sea. | Coast |
| Any one of the seven largest areas of land on the Earth's surface; North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. Sometimes Eurasia is the name given to Europe and Asia together. | Continent |
| The shallow sea area bordering the continents. | Continental Shelf |
| A nation or area of land which is politically controlled by one government. | Country |
| Thinly populated areas as compared with a city. | Country |
| A small sheltered inlet from any body of water. | Cove |
| A projecting point of rock, usually perpendicular or nearly so. | Crag |
| The bowl shaped opening at the top of a volcano. | Crater |
| A natural stream of running water larger than a brook and smaller than a river. | Creek |
| Land which is plowed or spaded and used for growing crops. | Cultivated Land |
| The more swiftly moving part of a stream. | Current |
| The continuous movement in one direction of the surface water of an area of the ocean. | Current |
| A small valley. | Dale |
| A bank or wall built across a strem to hold back water. | Dam |
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