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;
75 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
a large group or chain of islands also a large area of water containg several islands
|
archipelago
|
|
the border of any stream
|
bank
|
|
an inlet of an ocean, sea, or lake that exetends into the land. Is smaller than a gulf
|
Bay
|
|
a slow, sluggish stream that meanders through lowlands and marshes
|
bayou
|
|
a steep bank beside a body of water
|
bluff
|
|
a small stream or creek emptying into a larger stream
|
branch
|
|
a wall built in water near the shore to break the force of the waves and to provide shelter for boats and ships
|
breakwater
|
|
a constructed channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage
|
canal
|
|
a narrow peices of land projecting into the sea
|
cape
|
|
a deep, hollowed-out area under the earths surface
|
cave
|
|
1. a narrow strip of water. 2. The deeper part of a stream or body which is navigable
|
channel
|
|
a large municipality, usually having a larger population than a town, willage, or borough
|
city
|
|
the steep rocky face of a bluff
|
cliff
|
|
land along the ocean
|
coast
|
|
a small, shelterd bay in the shoreline of any body of water
|
cove
|
|
a small, sheltered bay in the shoreline of any body of water
|
Cove
|
|
a projecting point of rock, usually perpendicular
|
crag
|
|
the bowl shaped opening at the top of a volcano
|
crater
|
|
a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water
|
dam
|
|
a deposite of sand, silt, and pebbles thatforms at the mouth of a river
|
delta
|
|
a large area of land with little or no moisture or vegetation
|
desert
|
|
earth or other material built up along a river or ocean to keep the water from overflowing onto the land
|
dike
|
|
a watershed; a ridge of land
|
divide
|
|
a hill or ridge of sand heaped up by the wind
|
dune
|
|
a large area of cleared land, often cultivated
|
field
|
|
a deep, narrow inlet of the sea, between, high rocky banks
|
fjord
|
|
a hilly area at the base of a mountain
|
foothills
|
|
a large sheet of ice, usually at high elevations, wich moves slowly over land or down a valley
|
glacier
|
|
a narrow passage between steep mountains or hills; a steep, rocky ravine
|
gorge
|
|
water bordering on, and laying within, a curved coastline; usually larger than a bay and smaller than a sea; sometimes nearly surrounded by land
|
gulf
|
|
a sheltered body of water where ships anchor and are proteced from storms
|
harbor
|
|
main road or thoroughfare
|
highway
|
|
a raised landform, not as high as a mountain
|
hill
|
|
the line where the earth's surface and the sky seem to meet
|
horizon
|
|
a massive block of floating ice broken away from a glacier
|
iceberg
|
|
a recess, such as a bay, along a coast
|
inlet
|
|
land watered by artificial means through the use of small canals or ditches
|
irrigated land
|
|
a body of land completely surrounded by water
|
island
|
|
1. a shallow body of water connected to the sea by an inlet 2. water enclosed by a narrow strip of land
|
lagoon
|
|
a body of water completely surrounded by land
|
lake
|
|
an embankment beside a stream that prevents overflow
|
levee
|
|
an enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
|
locks
|
|
an area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
|
meadow
|
|
a flat-topped, rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
|
mesa
|
|
a chain of connecting mountains
|
mountain range
|
|
a fertile spot in a desert waterd by undergound springs or irrigation
|
oasis
|
|
any one of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earths surface; the atlantic, pacific, indian, and artic.
|
oceans
|
|
an opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
|
pass
|
|
the pointed top of a mountain
|
peak
|
|
a peice of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland
|
peninsula
|
|
an area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
|
piedmont
|
|
a structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
|
pier
|
|
a large, level area of land
|
plateau
|
|
a body of water smaller than a lake.
|
pond
|
|
part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
|
rapids
|
|
a ridge of rocks or coral in a body of water, which lies slightly beneath, or at, the surface
|
reef
|
|
a natural or artificial lake used to store water
|
reservoir
|
|
a long, narrow, conspicuous elevation of land
|
ridge
|
|
a large stream of water that drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of land
|
river
|
|
the point where a river empties and ends its course
|
river mouth
|
|
an open passageway on which vehicles travel
|
road
|
|
a long, narrow bank of sand in a body of water
|
sandbar
|
|
1. another word for ocean. 2. a large body of salt water
|
sea
|
|
a harbor or town having facilities to load and unload seagoing vessels
|
seaport
|
|
the edge of a body of water
|
shoreline
|
|
the line on a mountain above which there is snow year round
|
snowline
|
|
highest part of a hill or mountain
|
summit
|
|
wooded land covered by trees and used as a source of wood
|
timber
|
|
a large village
|
town
|
|
a stream or river that flows into another stream or river
|
tributary
|
|
an area of land between hills or mountains
|
valley
|
|
a small group of houses; smaller than a town
|
village
|
|
1. a cone-shaped mountain formed by lava and cinders that erupted through a crater 2. an opening in the earth's surface from which molten rock, steam, cinders, gas, and rock fragments are released
|
volcano
|
|
a flow of water falling from a high place to a low place
|
waterfall
|
|
a large dock from which many ships load or unload
|
wharf
|