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By Matt . Geography Words. 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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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.
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).