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Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life are used to describe a place.

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Page 1: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as

landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life are used to

describe a place.

Page 2: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Mountain

Mt. Everest

Land that rises many feet into the air and is higher than a hill or surrounding area

Desert

Sahara

A dry area that receives so little rain that few plants or animals can survive there

Page 3: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Island

Australia

A body of land surrounded on all sides by water

Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

A large area of saltwater

Page 4: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

River

Amazon River

A large amount of flowing fresh water to a lake or ocean

Plain

Northern European Plain

Large area of flat or gently rolling land

Page 5: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Lake

Lake Victoria

A body of freshwater that is completely surrounded by land

Page 6: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Coast

Gulf Coast

Area of land that meets a large body of water

Coral Reef

Great Barrier Reef

Underwater limestone and coral deposits

Page 7: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Sea

Mediterranean Sea, Dead Sea

Part of an ocean that has been identified as an individual body of water; or a saltwater lake

Gulf

Gulf of Guinea

A large part of ocean that extends into the land and is larger than a bay

Bay

San Francisco Bay

An area of ocean or sea that extends into land; smaller than a gulf

Page 8: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Basin

Congo River Basin

A long low lying area that is usually surrounded by hills or mountains; usually around a river

Valley Canyon

Grand Canyon

A deep and narrow valley often with a river on its floor

Great Rift Valley

An area of land that is lower than the surrounding land.

Page 9: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Strait

Strait of Gibraltar

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Channel

English Channel

A wide strait between a continent and an island

Page 10: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Canal

Suez Canal

Man made waterway with a purpose

Peninsula

Arabian Peninsula

A piece of land that extends out into the water and is almost completely surrounded by water

Page 11: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Range

Himalayan Range

A chain of mountains forming a single system.

Plateau

Deccan Plateau

Large area of level land that is higher than the land surrounding it

Page 12: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Archipelago

Hawaii

A chain of island or set of islands grouped together

Delta

Yellow River Delta

Often triangular shaped alluvial deposition area at the mouth of a river

Page 13: Physical Features Vocabulary SSWG 1a Describe the concept of place by explaining how physical characteristics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate,

Physical Features Vocabulary

Isthmus

Isthmus of Panama

Narrow strip of land with water on both sides


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