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GEOGRAPHY
TERMS
ARCHIPELAGO
Its a group of
islands.
The Canary
BAY
Its a body of
water that is
partially
enclosed by land.
An example is
the bay of Biscay.
BEACH
Its the part of the shore of an
ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc.,
washed by the tide or waves.
CANYON
Its a deep
gorge, often
created by a
stream or
river.
The Grand
Canyon is
the most
popular.
CAPE
Its a point or
head of land
projecting into
a body of
water.
Cape Finisterre
is in Galicia.
CAVE
Its a hollow in
the earth,
especially
opening more or
less horizontally
into a hill,
mountain, etc.
CHANNEL
Its a length of
water wider than a
strait joining two
large areas of
water, such as
seas.
The English
Channel is in
CLIFF
Its a steep rock-face near to the sea.
The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland are
enormous!
DELTA
of sediment
deposited at the
mouth of a river,
typically where it
diverges into several
outlets.
TheNileends in a
largedeltathatempti
es into the
MediterraneanSea.
DESERT
Atacama desert
is in Chile.
FOREST
Its a large
area of trees.
GEYSER
Its a hot spring
in which water
intermittently
boils, sending a
tall column of hot
water and steam
into the air.
GLACIER
Its a slowly moving mass of ice
formed by the accumulation and
compaction of snow on mountains or
near the poles.
GRASSLAND
Its a large area of grass-covered
land, especially used for pasturage.
GULF
HILL
Its a
naturally
raised area
of land.
Its not as
high as a
mountain.
ICEBERG
ISLAND
ISTHMUS
Its a narrow strip
of land with sea
on either side,
linking two larger
areas of land.
JUNGLE
Its an area of land with dense forest
and tangled vegetation, typically
found in tropical areas.
LAKE
MARSH
MOUNTAIN
Its an elevation of the earth's
surface rising abruptly and to a large
height from the surrounding level.
o Its higher
than a hill.
OCEAN
Its a large
mass of
water.
Its larger
than a sea.
PENINSULA
Its a piece of land surrounded by
water except by one side.
PLAIN
PLATEAU
RIVER
Its a large
natural flow of
water travelling
along a channel
to the sea, a
lake, or another
river.
SEA
STRAIT
Its a
narrow
passage of
water
connecting
two seas or
other large
areas of
STREAM
TUNDRA
Its a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region
of Europe, Asia and North America in
which the subsoil is permanently
frozen.
VOLCANO
Its a
mountain or
hill having a
crater or vent
through which
lava, rock
hot vapour, and gas are or have been
fragments,
erupted to the earth's crust.
WATERFALL
Its a cascade
of water falling
from a height,
formed when a
river or stream
flows over a
precipice.
Its a group of
islands.
The Canary
Its a body of
water that is
partially
enclosed by land.
An example is
the bay of Biscay.
Its a deep
gorge, often
created by a
stream or
river.
The Grand
Canyon is
the most
popular.
Its a point or
head of land
projecting into
a body of
water.
Cape Finisterre
is in Galicia.
Its a hollow in
the earth,
especially
opening more or
less horizontally
into a hill,
mountain, etc.
Its a length of
water wider than a
strait joining two
large areas of water,
such as seas.
The English Channel
is in Europe.
Atacama desert
is in Chile.
Its a large
area of trees.
Its a
naturally
raised area
of land.
Its not as
high as a
mountain.
Its a large
natural flow of
water travelling
along a channel
to the sea, a
lake, or another
river.
Its a large
mass of
water.
Its larger
than a sea.
Its a cascade
of water falling
from a height,
formed when a
river or stream
flows over a
precipice.
Its a
narrow
passage of
water
connecting
two seas or
other large
areas of
Its a
mountain or
hill having a
crater or vent
through which
lava, rock
hot vapour, and gas are or have been
fragments,
erupted to the earth's crust.
WATERFALL
GRACIER
MARSH
VOCANO
GEYSER
LAKE
TUNDRA
FOREST
JUNGLE
STREAM
DESERT
ISTHMUS
TRAIT
DELTA
ISLAND
SEE
CLIFF
ICEBERG
RIVER
CHANNEL
HILL
PLATEAU
CAVE
GULF
PLAIN
CAPE
GRASSLAND
PENINSULA
CANYON
ARCHIPELAGO
OCEAN
BEACH
MOUNTAIN
BAY