geography words

GEOGRAPHY WORDS

By Matt

Mountain

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings and is higher than a hill.

Source ( of a river)

The beginning of a river and the cause of the river.

River Basin The land area drained by a river and its

tributaries.

Peninsula A peninsula is a piece of land that is

bordered on three sides by water, but is still attached to the mainland.

Butte A narrow flat-topped hill of resistant rock with

very steep sides.

Mesa An isolated, relatively flat-topped natural

elevation, usually more extensive than a butte and less extensive than a plateau.

Island

a land area with water all around it.

Monadnock A mountain or rocky mass that has resisted

erosion and stands isolated in an essentially level area.

Cape

A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point.

Dome A mountain peak having a rounded

summit.

Estuary

A water passage where the tide meets a river current.

Pond

A body of water usually smaller than a lake.

Swamp

A wetland dominated by woody vegetation.

Urban Characteristic of or accustomed to cities.

Deciduous Forest A type of forest characterized by trees

that seasonally shed their leaves.

Isthmus A narrow strip of land, bordered on both

sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.

Volcano A vent in the earth's crust through which

lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.

Basin A natural or artificial hollow place

containing water.

Delta A nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit

between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular.

Cave

A hallow in the earth horizontally to a hill or mountain.

Continent One of the main landmasses of the globe,

usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).