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Mr. B's geo terms
geography vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archipelago | a large group or chain of islands |
| atoll | a ring- shaped coral isaland or string of islands, surronding a lagoon |
| basin | An area of low lying land surrounded by higher land |
| bay | Part of an ocean, sea, or lake, that extends into the land. |
| beach | the gentle sloping shore of an ocean or other body of water usually containing sand or pebbles |
| butte | a small, flat topped hill |
| canal | a waterway built to carry water for navigation or irrigation |
| canyon | a deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| cape | a projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, gulf, bay,or lake |
| cliff | a high, steep face of rock or earth |
| coast | land along an ocean or sea |
| dam | a wall built across a river to hold back the flowing water |
| delta | land formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt, sand, and pebbles |
| desert | a very dry area where few plants grow |
| dune | a mound, hill, or ridge of sand that is heaped up by the wind |
| fjord | a deep, narrow, inlet of the sea between high, steep cliffs |
| foothills | a hilly area at the base of a mountain range |
| glacier | a large sheet of ice that moves slowly over some land surface or down a valley |
| gulf | Part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land. Usuaslly larger than a bay |
| harbor | a protected place along a shore where ships can safely anchor |
| hill | a rounded, raised landform, not as high as a mountain |
| island | a body of land completely surrounded by water |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land bordered by water, that connects two larger bodies of land |
| lagoon | a shallow body of water partly or completely enclosed within an atoll; a shallow body of sea water partly cut off from the sea by a narrow strip of land |
| lake | a body of water completely surrounded by land |
| mesa | a high, flat landform rising steeply above the surrounding land. it is smaller than a plateau but larger than a butte |
| mountain | a high, rounded or pointed landform with steep sides, higher than a hill |
| mountain pass | an opening or gap through a mountain range |
| moutain range | a row or chain of mountains |
| mouth | the place where a river empties into another body of water |
| oasis | a place in the desert made fertile by a steady supply of water |
| ocean | one of the five largest bodies of water on the earth. |
| peak | The pointed top of a mountain |
| peninsula | a body of land nearly surrounded by water on three sides |
| plain | a large area of flat or nearly flat land |
| plateau | a high, flat landform that rises steeply above the surronding areas. larger than a mesa or a butte |
| port | a place where ships load and unload goods |
| reef | a ridge of sand,rock,or coral that lies at or near the surface of a sea |
| reservoir | a natural or artificial lake used to store water |
| river | a large stream of water that flows across the land and usually empties into a lake, ocean, and other river |
| river basin | all the land drained by a river and its tributaries |
| sea | a large body of water partly or entirely surrounded by land |
| source | the place where a river or stream begins |
| strait | a narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water |
| timber line | an imaginary line on mountains above which trees do not grow |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream |
| valley | an area of low land between hills or mountains |
| volcano | an opening in the earth through which lava, rock, gases, and ash are forced out |
| waterfall | a flow of water falling from a high place to a lower place |
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