Archipelago – a group or chain of islands pages RA36, 173, 750, 877
Atoll – a circular-shaped island made on coral pages 940, 811, 879
Basin – an area of land drained by a given river & its branches (tributaries); area of land surrounded by lands of higher ground. Pages RA36, 295, 451, 687
Canyon – deep & narrow valley with steep sides RA36
Cape – point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean RA36
Delta – flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
Divide – stretch of high land that separates river systems
Fjord – a deep, narrow, sea-filled valley at the base of steep cliffs p. 422
Isthmus – narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
Mesa – broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau
Oasis – small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found. pages RA37, 529, 556, 955
Peninsula – body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
Plateau – area of flat or rolling land at a higher elevation, about 300 to 3000 feet (90 to 900 meters)
River – large natural stream of water that runs through the land.
River Parts: (Tributary = branch of a river, Source = where a river begins,
Mouth = where a river ends & flows into a larger body of water)
Strait – narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
Valley – area of low land usually between hills or mountains
Atoll – a circular-shaped island made on coral pages 940, 811, 879
Basin – an area of land drained by a given river & its branches (tributaries); area of land surrounded by lands of higher ground. Pages RA36, 295, 451, 687
Canyon – deep & narrow valley with steep sides RA36
Cape – point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean RA36
Delta – flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
Divide – stretch of high land that separates river systems
Fjord – a deep, narrow, sea-filled valley at the base of steep cliffs p. 422
Isthmus – narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
Mesa – broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau
Oasis – small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found. pages RA37, 529, 556, 955
Peninsula – body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
Plateau – area of flat or rolling land at a higher elevation, about 300 to 3000 feet (90 to 900 meters)
River – large natural stream of water that runs through the land.
River Parts: (Tributary = branch of a river, Source = where a river begins,
Mouth = where a river ends & flows into a larger body of water)
Strait – narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
Valley – area of low land usually between hills or mountains