Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
Bay |
Part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf |
Not a lake or pond? |
|
|
Canyon |
Deep,narrow valley with steep walls |
Grand (........) |
|
|
Coast |
Area of land near the ocean |
Try to figure this out on your own :) |
|
|
Coral reef |
Ocean ridge made up of skeletal remains of tiny sea animals |
<(•○•)> |
|
|
Delta |
Area where a river deposits soil into the ocean |
Not pollution |
|
|
Desert |
Extremely dry area with little water and few plants |
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS |
|
|
Dune |
hill of sand shaped by the wind |
Not a cone |
|
|
Forest |
Area of densely wooded land |
.... |
|
|
Glacier |
Large area of slow-moving ice |
No more hints ok |
|
|
Gulf |
Large part of the ocean that extends into land |
... |
|
|
Hill |
Rounded,elevated area of land smaller than a mountain |
.... |
|
|
Island |
Area of land surrounded entirely by water. |
... |
|
|
Isthmus |
Narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas |
... |
|
|
Lake |
Inland body of water |
.... |
|
|
Mountain |
Area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2000 feet |
... |
|
|
Oasis |
Area in the desert with a water source |
... |
|
|
Ocean |
Large body of water |
.. |
|
|
Peninsular |
Area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean |
|
|
|
Plain |
Nearly flat area |
|
|
|
Plateau |
Large,flat elevated area of land |
|
|
|
River |
Natural flow of water that runs through the land |
|
|
|
Sinkhole |
Circular depression formed the roof of a cave collapes |
|
|
|
Strait |
Narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
|
|
|
Valley |
Area of low land between hills of mountains |
|
|
|
Volcano |
Opening in earth's crust where lava,ash,and gases erupt |
|
|
|
Wetland |
Area of land covered by shallow water |
|
