click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Landforms
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Savana | open grassland with widely spaced trees in a hot seasonally dry climate |
strait | relatively narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water |
channel | the deepest part of a river harbor or large strait |
geyser | natural spring that ejects steam and hot water into the air. |
sea | body of saltwater partially enclosed by land. |
gulf | body of saltwater partially enclosed by land. |
bay | body of saltwater partially enclosed by land. |
Canal | artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel. |
canyon | deep valley with high steep hills |
Delta | triangular plane formed by the gravel,silt,sand and clay deposited at a rivers mouth where it slows to meet another body of water. |
Tundra | vast treeless plains with permafrost and small low plants. |
Glacier | large body of ice that moves across the Earths surface. |
Peninsula | landform surrounded by water on 3 sides. |
island | piece of land completely surrounded by water. |
fjord | long narrow coastal valley between tall rocky cliffs. |
isthmus | narrow strip of land between two seas or oceans that connect two larger land areas. |
plateau | large flat area of land that is usually higher than the land around it with at least one steep slope |
plain | large area of relatively flat or gently rolling land |
prairie | large area of relatively flat or gently rolling land. |
dune | ridge or hill of sand blown or drifted by the wind in deserts or on beaches. |
valley | elongated lowland between mountain ranges or hills. |
rainforest | a dense tropical evergreen rainforest with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches. |
marsh | wetlands area always or sometimes covered with shallow water. |
mountain | rugged mass of rock that rises above the surrounding landscape with steep slopes and a peak or summit. |
desert | dry barren region that receives little or no precipitation |
lake | large body of fresh or salt water that is entirely surrounded by land |