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Physical Features
Physical Features Location Test Prep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mountain | a large elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill . |
| Mountain Range | a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground |
| Volcano | A fissure ( deep crack ) in the Earth's crust through which magma reaches the Earth's surface |
| Hill | a naturally raised area of land , not as high or craggy (rough and uneven) as a mountain |
| Plateau | An upland area with a fairly flat surface and steep slopes, often with rivers dissecting (cutting up) the surfaces. |
| Mesa | A flat-topped, isolated hill in arid regions. |
| Cliff | A steep rock face between land and sea, the profile is determined largely by the type of costal rocks |
| Canyon | A deep and steep-sided river valley occurring where rapid vertical corrasion (abrasive action of an agent of erosion such as rivers and ice) takes place in arid regions. |
| Fjord | A deep , generally straight inlet of the sea along a glaciated coast (a coast carved by glaciers) |
| Basin | a depression , or dip , in the Earth's surface . an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. |
| Valley | A long depression in the Earth's surface, usually containing a river, formed by erosion or by movements in the Earth's crust. |
| Glacier | A body of ice occupying a valley and originating in an icefield. |
| Plain | A level or almost level area of land. |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. |
| Island | A mass of land, smaller than a continent, which is completely surrounded by water. |
| Peninsula | A landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders . |
| Archipelago | A group or chain of islands |
| Reef | A ridge of rock, sand or coral whose top lies close to the oceans/sea's surface . |
| Cape | Narrow land feature that juts into a body of water. |
| Dune | A mound or ridge of drifted sand, occurring on the sea coast and in deserts. |
| Oasis | a small fertile area in a desert where water and plants are found |
| Ocean | A large area of sea. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic. |
| Sea | a portion of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land. |
| Gulf | A large coastal indentation(cut), similar to a bay but larger in size that was formed as a result of rising sea levels. |
| Bay | a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean or a lake |
| Harbor | a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. |
| Strait | A narrow body of water, between two land masses, which links two larger bodies of water (Also known as a channel or passage) |
| River | A large natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course, usually into a sea. |
| Tributary | A stream or river which feeds into a larger river |
| Delta | A fan-shaped mass consisting of the deposited load of a river where it enters the ocean/sea. Forms where the river deposits material at a faster rate than can be removed by coastal current's. |
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