Academic Language

1. I’ve never heard of this word.2. I’ve heard it but I can’t define it.3. I know this word and sometimes

use it.4. I know this word so well I could

teach it!

Landform Matrix

• Copy the definitions• Write the Examples in Washington• Draw a picture using FOUR colors

Plateau – high, wide, flat land several miles across

Masada, Israel

Plateaus

Table Mountain, S. Africa

Table Rock, S. Oregon

Columbia Plateau region in WA State The Columbia Plateau area covers about 100,000 square miles in Washington, Oregon,

and Idaho and is noted for its diverse landforms. When irrigated, the lava soil along the Snake River area of this plateau becomes very fertile.

Island – a body of land completely surrounded by water

San Juan Islands in Washington State

Strait – a narrow passageway of water between two bodies of land.

Strait of Gibraltar, Spain

Strait of Hormuz, Middle East

Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA, USA

Peninsula – a body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.

Peninsula

Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Bay – a body of water that curves into the coastline.

Willapa Bay in Washington

Harbor – a sheltered part of a body of water; deep enough for serving ships.

Harbors in Washington State – Gig Harbor, Grays Harbor, Roche Harbor

Mountain – high rugged land

Mt. St. Helens

Mt. Rainier

Mountains

Mt. Everest

Mountain Range – a row or group of connected mountains

Cascade Mountain Range, WA State

Mountain Range

Oberhalbstein Mountain Range, Central Eastern Alps

Basin (Valley) – Wide bowl-shaped areas

Horseshoe Basin, WA State

Basin (Valley)

Palas Valley, Kohistan - Pakistan

Coastline – the shape or outline of a coast

Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, WA

Coastline

Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

Sound – a long, wide inlet of the ocean

Puget Sound - Seattle, WA

Sound

Howe Sound – British Columbia, Canada

Ocean – masses of salt water, making up 72% of Earth’s surface

Earth’s OceansPacific

AtlanticIndianArctic