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Geography Terms

Physical features found on Earth's surface and their definitions.

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basin
bay
canyon
cape
channel
coastal plain
delta
fall line
glacier
gulf
inlet
isthmus
marsh
mesa
mountain pass
mountain range
mouth of river
peninsula
plain
plateau
savanna
sea level
source of river
strait
swamp
tributary
volcano
basinbowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land
bayinlet of the sea or of some other body of water, usually smaller than a gulf
canyondeep, narrow valley with steep sides
capepoint of land that extends into water
channeldeepest part of a body of water
coastal plainarea of flat land along a sea or ocean
deltatriange-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
fall linearea along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land
glacierlarge ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
gulfpart of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay
inletany area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water
isthmusnarrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land
marshlowland with moist soil and tall grasses
mesaflat-topped mountain with steep sides
mountain passgap between mountains
mountain rangechain of mountains
mouth of riverplace where a river empties into another body of water
peninsulaland that is almost completely surrounded by water
plainarea of flat or gently rolling low lands
plateauarea of high, mostly flat land
savannaarea of grassland and scattered trees
sea levellevel of the surface of an ocean or a sea
source of riverplace where a river begins
straitnarrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
swamparea of low, wet land with trees
tributarystream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
volcanoopening in the earth, often raised, through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out


4th Grade Teacher
Leman Academy of Excellence
Oro Valley, AZ

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