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Jumping Geography
A fun way to memorize geography terms!!! :)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Altitude | The elevation or height above sea level. |
| Archipelago | A group or chain of many islands in a sea (usually shaped like an arch). |
| Arm | An inlet from the from the sea or other body of water. |
| Atoll | A small island the shape of a ring or horseshoe formed by the deposits of coral sea animals. |
| Bank | The steep or sloping border of any stream. |
| Basin | A low place in the surface of the land, usually with a body of water occupying the lowest part. |
| Bay | Any inlet of the ocean or part of the ocean bordering on land and partly surrounded by land. |
| Bayou | A slow, sluggish stream; usually used to describe inlets from the Gulf of Mexico or from the Mississippi River. |
| Beach | The pebbly or sandy shore of the sea or of a lake that is washed by the waves. |
| Bluff | A steep, high bank beside a body of water. |
| Bog | Very wet, spongey ground not able to support much weight, usually made up of decayed plants. |
| Branch | A small stream or creek emptying into into a larger stream |
| Breakers | Waves breaking into foam as they approach or dash against the shore. |
| Brink | The very edge at the top of a bluff, cliff, or precipice. |
| Brook | A natural stream of running water smaller than a river or a creek |
| Canal | A constructed channel filled with water used for navigation,irrigation, or drainage |
| Canyon | A deep, narrow valley having high, steep slopes. |
| Cape | A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea |
| Cave | A deep, hallowed-out area under the earth's surface. |
| Cavern | A large cave of room size or larger |
| Channel | A narrow strip of water |
| Chasm | An empty, deep gap in the surface of the earth |
| Cinder Cone | A cone shaped mass of material made by volcanic eruption. |
| Cliff | A steep, rocky, face of a bluff. |
| Coast | Land along the sea |
| Continent | Any one of the Seven largest continents on the Earths surface. |
| Contiental shelf | The shallow sea area bordering the continents |
| Country | A nation or area of land that is politically controlled by one government. |
| Cove | A small, sheltered inlet from any body of water. |
| Crag | A projecting point of a rock, usually perpendicular or nearly so. |
| Crater | The bowl shaped opening at the op of a volcano. |
| Creek | A natural stream of running water larger than a brook but smaller than a river. |
| Cultivated land | Land that is plowed or spaded and used for growing crops. |
| Current | A swiftly moving part of a stream. |
| Dale | A small valley. |
| Dam | A bank or wall built across a stream to old back water |
| Dell | A small, sheltered valley or ravine |
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emma.rooney
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