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WG Land Forms
Land forms vocab for World Geography
Question | Answer |
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bay | A wide inlet of the sea (smaller than a gulf) |
butte | a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa |
canyon | A narrow valley with steep sides |
cape | Curved or hooked piece of land that extends into a body of water. |
delta | Land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers |
desert | Dry, barren region. Usually sandy with little rainfall |
dune | Hill of sand created by wind |
fjord | Long, narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs |
glacier | A large body of slow moving ice |
gulf | A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth |
isthmus | Narrow strip of land with water on both sides that connect two larger pieces of land |
lake | A large body of water completely surrounded by land |
mesa | An elevated area of land with a flat top and steep cliff sides, larger than a butte |
oasis | A fertile place in the desert with water and some vegetation |
peninsula | A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides |
plain | A broad, flat area usually low in elevation |
plateau | A flat highland area with one steep face |
strait | A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
tributary | A river or stream that flows into a larger river |
valley | The lowland between hills or mountains |
volcano | A mountain with a crater through which lava, steam, and ashes erupt from below the Earth's crust |