Landforms Flashcards
(29 cards)
What is a Archipelago?
An archipelago is a group or chain of islands, for example: islands around japan, and hawaiian islands.
What is a Bay?
A Bay is part of a body of salt water and reaches into the land.
What is a Gulf?
A Gulf is a part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land, and is larger than a bay.
What is a Harbour?
A Harbour is a sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely.
What is a Cape?
A Cape is a point of land extending into a body of water.
What is a Isthmus?
A Isthmus is a narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger areas of land.
What is a Peninsula?
A Peninsula is an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a Desert?
A Desert is an area of land that has extremely dry air, little rain (less than 25cm per year), high daytime temperatures, and lots of wind.
What is a Plain?
A Plain is a broad, flat, or gently, rolling area that is low in elevation.
What is an Island?
An Island is an area of land that is surrounded by water.
What is a Mountain?
A Mountain is a landform with high elevation (minimum 500m) and a pointed or rounded top.
What is a Lake?
A Lake is a body of water surrounded by land.
What is a Swamp?
A Swamp is an area of land that is damp all the time, is low and wet, and supports grass and trees.
What is a Lagoon?
A Lagoon is a shallow body of water, especially one seperated from the sea, by sandbars or coral reefs.
What is an Oasis?
An Oasis is a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation.
What is a River?
A River is the longest stream of water that flows through land and into a lake, ocean, or other body of water.
What is a Mouth?
A mouth is part of a river where its body flows into another body of water.
What is a Tributary?
A Tributary is a stream or river that flows into another stream or river.
What is a Delta?
A Delta is a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers.
What is a Channel?
A Channel is a narrow waterway connecting two water bodies, or the deepest part of a river or waterway.
What is a Canal?
A waterway dug across land through which ships can pass.
What is a Strait?
A Strait is a relatively narrow passage way connecting two bodies of water.
What is a Valley?
A Valley is low land between hills or mountains.
What is a Volcano?
Is a cone shaped mountain formed by rock or ash thrown from the inside of the earth, which may have an opening or depression at the top.
