Nolan's Geography Presentation
Published on Mar 27, 2016
A geography terms presentation
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Dune
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans
Photo by sandy.redding
Delta - a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
Coral Reef
a reef composed mainly of coral and other organic matter of which parts have solidified into limestone
Photo by NOAA Photo Library
Bay - a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
Photo by peasap
Crater - the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano or meteorite
Photo by markkilner
Sandbar
A long mass or low ridge of submerged or partially exposed sand built up in the water along a shore or beach by the action of waves or currents
Photo by bagting
Island - a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent
Photo by Edgar Barany
Desert
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all
Photo by archer10 (Dennis)
Geyser - a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountainlike jets of water and steam into the air
Photo by Partha
Dam
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river
Photo by Thad Roan - Bridgepix
Iceberg
a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea
Photo by angela7dreams
Volcano - a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals
Photo by xavi talleda
Spring
an issue of water from the earth, taking the form, on the surface, of a small stream or standing as a pool or small lake
Photo by Marcus Q
Plateau - a land area having a relatively level surface raised above adjoining land on at least one side, often cut by deep canyons
Photo by Glyn Lowe Photoworks.
Ocean
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface
Photo by Thomas Tolkien
Sinkhole - a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
Photo by mollyjolly
