Geography Terms Flashcards
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A hollow place for water; an enclosed part of water, forming a broad space within a strait or narrow entrance; a little bay.
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Basin
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A steep slope of ground rising from a lake, a river, or the sea.
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Bank
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A ring-shaped coral reef, island, or set of small islands nearly or completely surrounding a lagoon.
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Atoll
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A long, narrow passage of water; a creek.
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Arm
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A body of water interspersed with many isles
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Archipelago
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The elevation of an object in relationship to a given plane, often sea level.
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Altitude
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A smaller stream running into a larger one or proceeding from it.
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Branch
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Soft, wet ground covered with grass or other plants, too soft to bear a man.
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Bog
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A high bank, almost perpendicular, projecting into the sea.
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Bluff
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The shore of the sea or of a lake, washed by the tide and waves.
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Beach
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A soggy,swampy, slow moving body of water, obstructed by vegetation.
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Bayou
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An arm of the sea, extending up into the land, smaller than a gulf and larger than a creek.
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Bay
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A rock that breaks the waves; a wave that breaks against a rock, a sand bank, or the shore,exhibiting a white foam
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Breakers
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The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice or the bank of a river.
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Brink
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A small natural stream of water; a current flowing from a spring
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Brook
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An artificial cut or passage for water used for transportation
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Canal
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A long deep hollow with steep, rocky sides worn by a stream or torrent of water.
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Canyon
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A head land; the head, point, or termination of a neck of land, extending some distance into the sea
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Cape
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a hollow place in the earth; a subterraneous cavern; a den; maybe natural or artificial
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Cave
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A deep, naturally hollow place in the earth, deeper than a cave
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Cavern
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an arm of the sea; a straight or narrow sea between two continents or between a continent and an isle
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Channel
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A cleft or fissure in a rock or the earth’s surface caused by a disrupture
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Chasm
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a cone-shaped hill of volcanic material surrounding an opening in the earth.
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Cinder Cone
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A high, steep almost vertical rock, usually on a coast
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Cliff
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The edge or margin of the land next to the sea; the seashore
Coast
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A great extent of land,not disjoined or interrupted by a sea.
Continent
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The edge of a continent that is submerged in water
Continental Shelf
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Any tract of land or inhabited land; any region, as distinguished from other regions;a kingdom,state,or lesser district
Country
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A small inlet or bay; a recess in the sea shore
Cove
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A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken rock or point of a rock
Crag
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The aperture or mouth of a volcano
Crater
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A small inlet, a recess in the shore of the sea or of a river, a small stream.
Creek
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Land prepared for crops
Cultivated land
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A flowing or passing of water; a stream
Current
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A low place between hills; a vale or valley
Dale
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A bank or mound of earth; any wall or a frame of wood raised to obstruct a current of water.
Dam
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A small vale with woods
Dell
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an area of triangular shaped land located at the mouth of a main river from which distributaries flow
Delta
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A vast sandy plain characterized by minimal precipitation and plant growth.
Desert
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A ditch, a mound of earth, stones, or other materials, intended to prevent low lands from being inundated by the sea or a river.
Dike
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A ridge that determines the direction water drains for adjacent water systems; a watershed
Divide
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The direction a river flows; flowing with the current
Downstream
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Area drained by a river and it's tributaries; a watershed
Drainage Basin
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Hill, mound, or ridge of sand formed by wind
Dune
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The terraqueous globe that we inhabit
Earth
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Elevated ground; a rising ground; a hill or mountain
Elevation
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The point where rivers descend rapidly due to a distinct decline in elevation
Fall Line
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An arm of the sea; the mouth of a river or lake where the tide meets the current.
Estuary
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A piece of land enclosed for tillage or pasture
Field
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A long, narrow, deep valley formed by glacial erosion and flooded by ocean water.
Fjord
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A hill at the base of the mountain.
Foothill
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A place in a river or other water where it may be passed by man or beast on foot or by wading.
Ford
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An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees.
Forest
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A field or an immense mass of ice formed in deep but elevated valleys, remaining frozen throughout the heat of summer.
Glacier
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A valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills
Glen
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A narrow hollow with steep, rocky sides worn by a stream or torrent of water
Gorge
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a wood of small extent
Grove
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a small, narrow hollow with steep walls worn by a stream or torrent of water
Gulch
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a recess in the ocean from the general line of the shore into the land; a tract of water extending from the ocean or a sea into the land between two points or promontories; a large bay
Gulf
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A port or haven for ships/ a bay or inlet of the sea where ships can moor
Harbor
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a cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting from the shore into the sea or other expanse of water.
Headland
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a natural elevation of land; a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land
Hill
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the line that terminates the view when extended on the surface of the earth
Horizon
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a hill or mountain of ice; a vast body of ice accumulated in valleys in high northern latititudes
Iceberg
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a bay or recess in the shore of the sea, a lake, or a large river; a narrow body of water between isles.
Inlet
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land watered by causing a stream to flow upon it and spread over it.
Irrigated Land
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a tract of land surrounded by water
Island
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a neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected or by a which a peninsula is united to the mainland
Isthmus
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the place or point of union
Junction
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a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water; a cay
Keys
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A round hill or mount
Knob
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The top or crown of a hill; a little round hill or mount; a small elevation of earth
Knoll
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An enclosed or partially enclosed shallow body of salt water divided from the ocean by low sandy dunes or a coral reef.
Lagoon
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A large and extensive collection of water contained in a cavity or hollow of the earth
Lake
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Earth; the solid matter that constitutes the fixed part of the surface of the globe.
Land
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The distance of any place on the globe, north or south of the equator
Latitude
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A ridge; a prominent row
Ledge
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the slope of ground on the left-hand side of the river when facing downstream
Left-bank
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A bank or causeway, particularly along a river to prevent inundation
Levee
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The barrier of a canal that confines the water and can be opened or shut at pleasure.
Locks
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The distance of any place on the globe from another place, eastward or westward; the distance of any place from a given meridian
Longitude
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A tract of low land, very wet and miry and overgrown with coarse grass.
Marsh
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Pasture or grassland annually mown for hay.
Meadow
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A flat topped mountain with steep walls
Mesa
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A pit of excavation in the earth from which metallic ores, mineral substances, and other fossil bodies are taken by digging.
Mine
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A tract of land overrun with heath, a marsh, a fen: ground covered with stagnant water.
Moor
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A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, but of no definite altitude.
Mountain
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A line of connected mountain ranges.
Mountain Chain
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A row of mountains
Mountain Range
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The opening or entrance of a cave, pit, well, or den.
Mouth
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Materials found in nature, such as land, forests, and minerals, that have economic value
Natural Resources
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Small fertile area in a desert, irrigated by natural springs or other source of fresh water
Oasis
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The vast body of water that covers more than three-fifths of the surface of the globe, also called the sea
Ocean
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A gap in a mountainous area suitable for passing through; a means of passage through a rugged area
Pass
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Ground covered with grass appropriated for the food of cattle
Pasture
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The top of a hill or mountain, ending in a point
Peak
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A portion of land connected with a continent by a narrow neck or isthmus but nearly surrounded with water
Peninsula
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The bottom of a mountain
Piedmont
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A structure constructed perpendicular to the harbor for securing vessels and receiving goods unladen or to be shipped on board
Pier
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Large area of flat land
Plain
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Flat section of land higher than the surrounding area
Plateau
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A small cape, headland, or promontory: a tract of land extending into the sea
Point
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A body of stagnant water usually without an outlet, larger than a puddle and smaller than a lake.
Pond
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A small collection of water in a hollow place, supplied by a spring and discharging its surplus water by an outlet, smaller than a lake.
Pool
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An extensive tract of land, mostly level, destitute of trees, and covered with tall, coarse grass
Prairie
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A steep fall or descent of land, perpendicular or nearly so
Precipice
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A fast-moving river current, caused by a moderate descent
Rapids
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A chain or range of rocks, lying at or near the surface of the water.
Reef
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A place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted.
Reservoir
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A long or continued range of hills or mountains, the upper part of such a range
Ridge
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The slope of ground on the right-hand side of the river when facing downstream.
Right bank
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A large stream of water flowing in a channel on land toward the ocean, a lake, or another river, larger than a brook.
River
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Ocean surface level used as base for measuring elevation and sea depth; the average tide level
Sea Level
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A harbor of the sea, accommodating seafaring vessels.
Seaport
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A place where the water is shallow or of little depth; a sand bank or bar; a shallow
Shoal
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The coast or land adjacent to the sea, a large lake, or a river
Shore.
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The place where a body of water meets the land.
Shoreline
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Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon
Slope
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The altitudinal border above which a mountain is always covered in snow.
Snowline
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The upper stratum of the earth, the compound substance that furnishes nutriment to plants or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.
Soil
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A narrow passage of water; a strait between the mainland and an isle; a strait connecting two seas or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
Sound
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A small point of land running into the sea; a long narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea.
Spit
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A prairie; a grassy plain characterized by a lack of trees and a shortage of rain.
Steppe
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A narrow pass or passage, either in a mountain or in the ocean, between continents or other portions of land.
Strait
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A current of water like a river, brook, or rivulet; a current of water in the ocean.
Stream
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The highest point of a mountain
Summit
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Spongy land; low ground filled with water; soft, wet ground.
Swamp
