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Geography Review
Geography Terms
28 cards·by ladylazarus76
Lowland with moist soil and tall grasses
marsh
Lowland with moist soil and tall grasses
Marsh
Point of land that extends into the water
Cape
Bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land
Basin
An inlet of the sea or some other body of water, usually smaller than a gulf
bay
deep, narrow valley with steep sides
Canyon
Deepest part of a body of water
channel
Area of flat land along a sea or ocean
Coastal Plain
Triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
Delta
Area along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drops to lower land
fall line
Large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
Glacier
Part of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay
Gulf
An area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water
inlet
Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land
isthmus
Flat-topped mountain with steep sides
Mesa
Gap between mountains
Mountain pass
Chain of mountains
Mountain range
Place where a river empties into another body of water
Mouth
Land that is almost completely surrounded by water
Peninsula
Area of flat or gently rolling land
plain
Area of high, mostly flat land
Plateau
Area of grassland and scattered trees
savanna
The level of the surface of an ocean or sea
Sea level
Place where a river begins
Source of water
Narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
strait
Area of low, wet land with trees
swamp
Stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
Tributary
Opening in the Earth, often raised, through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out
volcano