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Landforms And Bodies Of Water

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

OASIS

A SMALL FERTILE OR GREEN AREA IN A DESERT REGION, USUALLY HAVING A SPRING OR WELL.

PLATEAU

a raised area of land such as hill or mountain with a flat top

TRIBUTARY

a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river cape

ARCHIPELAGO

a large group or pair of islands

DESERT

a geographic region with too little rainfall to support much plant life; also a vegetation zone

DELTA

the triangle-shaped deposit of sand and sediment that occurs where a river flows into an ocean

CANYON

a deep valley with steep sides

REEF

a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea
Photo by Nataraj Metz

GULF

a large inlet of the sea that cuts deeply into the land

MOUNTAIN

a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters)
Photo by blmiers2

BAY

a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters)

CLIFFS

A HIGH STEEP FACE OF A ROCK
Photo by marttj

CAPE

a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water
Photo by TeryKats

GLACIER

A LARGE MASS OF ICE FOUND NEAR EARTH'S POLES (CONTINENTAL GLACIER) OR HIGH, COLD MOUNTAIN VALLEY (ALPINE GLACIER)

RIVER

A NATURAL STREAM OF WATER OF FAIRLY LARGE SIZE FLOWING IN A DEFINITE COURSE OR CHANNEL OR SERIES OF DIVERGING AND CONVERGING CHANNELS

MESA

A LAND FORMATION, LESS EXTENSIVE THAN A PLATEAU, HAVING STEEP WALLS AND A RELATIVELY FLAT TOP

BASIN

A PARTIALLY ENCLOSED, SHELTERED AREA ALONG A SHORE, OFTEN PARTLY MAN-MADE OR DREDGED TO A GREATER DEPTH

HILL

a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain
Photo by tiexano

PENINSULA

AN AREA OF LAND ALMOST COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER EXCEPT FOR AN ISTHMUS CONNECTING IT WITH THE MAINLAND

ITHMUS

A NARROW STRIP OF LAND, BORDERED ON BOTH SIDES BY WATER, CONNECTING TWO LARGER BODIES OF LAND

ISLAND

A TRACT OF LAND COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY WATER, AND NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO BE CALLED A CONTINENT

MOUTH

WHERE THE RIVER ENTERS A LARGER BODY OF WATER

OCEAN

THE VAST BODY OF SALT WATER THAT COVERS ALMOST THREE FOURTHS OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
Photo by vgm8383

DUNE

a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind
Photo by sandy.redding

STRAIT

A NARROW PASSAGE OF WATER CONNECTING TWO LARGE BODIES OF WATER

FJORD

A LONG, NARROW ARM OF THE SEA BORDERED BY STEEP CLIFFS

VALLEY

AN ELONGATED DEPRESSION BETWEEN UPLANDS, HILLS, OR MOUNTAINS, ESPECIALLY ONE FOLLOWING THE COURSE OF A STREAM.
Photo by Zach Dischner

SEA

THE CONTINUOUS BODY OF SALT WATER COVERING MOST OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE

HARBOR

A PART OF A BODY OF WATER ALONG THE SHORE DEEP ENOUGH FOR ANCHORING A SHIP AND SO SITUATED WITH RESPECT
Photo by Valentina_A

SOURCE

THE PART OF THE RIVER THAT FEEDS INTO THE MUCH WHICH FEEDS INTO THE SEA
Photo by Padmanaba01

LAKE

A BODY OF FRESH OR SALT WATER OF CONSIDERABLE SIZE, SURROUNDED BY LAND
Photo by angela7dreams

PLAIN

A PART OF FLAT LAND/SURFACE

VOLCANO

A VENT IN THE EARTH'S CRUST THROUGH WHICH LAVA, STEAM, ASHES, ETC., ARE EXPELLED, EITHER CONTINUOUSLY OR AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS.

COAST

THE LAND NEXT TO THE SEA

MOUNTAIN RANGE

A VENT IN THE EARTH'S CRUST THROUGH WHICH LAVA, STEAM, ASHES, ETC., ARE EXPELLED, EITHER CONTINUOUSLY OR AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS