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WGU - Landforms
| Landforms | Answers |
|---|---|
| Archipelago | group or chain of island clustered together in a sea or ocean |
| Atoll | ring, or partial ring or coral that forms an island in an ocen or sea |
| Bay | body of water that is partly enclosed by land (smaller than a gult) |
| Butte | Flat-topped rock or hill formation with steep stides |
| Canyon | Deep valley with very steep sides |
| Cape | Pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake or river |
| Cove | Small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast: the water is surrounded by land formed with soft rock |
| Cave | Large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain |
| Cliff | Steep face of rock and soil |
| Continents | Lant mass on Earth divided up: 7 of them |
| Channel | Body of water that connects two larger bodies of water, also part of a river or harbor that is dep enough to let ships sail through |
| Delta | Low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river; made up of silt and sand and small rocks flowing downstream and deposited, generally shaped like a triangle |
| Dune | Hill or ridge made of sand and shaped by the wind |
| Equator | Imaginary circle around the Earth separating the Northern and Southern Hemispheres |
| Estuary | Where a river meets the sea or ocean |
| Fjord | Long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs |
| Geomorphology | Scientific field that investigates how landforms are formed on the Earth |
| Geyser | Natural hot spring that occassionaly sprays water and steam above the ground |
| Glacier | Slowly moving river of ice |
| Gulf | Part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land; larger than a bay |
| Hill | Raised area or mound of land |
| Island | Piece of land that is surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | Narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses, has water on two sides |
| Lagoon | Shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast |
| Lake | Large body of water suroounded by land on all sides |
| Latitude | Angular distance North or South from equator to particular location |
| Longitude | Angular distance East or West from the North-South line that passes through Greenwich, Eng to a particular location |
| Marsh | Type of freshwater, brackish water or salwater wetland that is found along rivers, ponds, lakes and coasts. Plants grow up out of the water |
| Mesa | Land formation iwth a flat area on top and steep walls - usually occurring in dry areas |
| Mountain | Very tall, high natural place on Earth; higher than a hill |
| Ocean | Large body of salt water that surrounds the continents |
| Peninsula | Body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides |
| River | Large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean |
| Plateau | Large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land |
| Plain | Flat lands that have only small changes in elevation |
| Pond | Small body of water surrounded by land |
| Prairie | Wide, relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees |
| Sea | Large body of salt water that is often connected to an ocean, by be partially or completely surrounded by land |
| Sound | Wide inlet of the sea or ocean that is parallel to the coastline; it often separates a coastline from a nearby island |
| Strait | Narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
| Swamp | Type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddly land and a lot of water; many trees and shurbs grow up here |
| Tributary | Stream or river that flows into a large river |
| Wetland | Area of land that is often wet; the soils are often low in oxygen |
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