Cards (44)
a stream of water that falls from a high place
a shallow body of water that is partly cut off from the sea
a large body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land
Ex. - Gulf of Mexico
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
a cold, dry, treeless region where mosses, grasses, and lichens grow
Ex. - Greenland
a long, narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or slopes
a long body of water that flows over land
Ex. - Mississippi River, Republican River
a spring that spouts hot water and steam from time to time
Ex. - Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park
a body of water that extends into the land
Ex. - Bay of Bengal by India
wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and water
Ex. - Toadstool Geologic Park in Nebraska
a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
a hill of sand formed by blowing wind
a body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land
Ex. - Black Sea
a long wide ocean inlet
Ex. - Long Island Sound in New York
a large group of islands
Ex. - The Bahamas
an inland body of fresh or salt water
Ex. - Great Lakes
a large area of land covered with trees and other plants
a hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside
Ex. - Jewel Cave in South Dakota
a deep valley with steep sides
Ex. - Grand Canyon
an isolated hill with sloping sides and a small, flat top
Ex. - Courthouse Butte in Arizona
a low, wet area where trees and high shrubs grow
a rocky or sandy edge of land along a body of water
a hole in the earth's crust through which lava, gases, and ash are released
a high, steep face of rock or earth
a piece of land that is surrounded by water
Ex. - Hawaii
a large, low area of flat or rolling land with few trees
a body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Ex. - English Channel
a region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live
Ex. - Sahara Desert
a huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier
an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water
Ex. - Florida
a high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak
Ex. - Mt. Mckinley and Mt. Everest
one of the seven great land masses on earth
a raised area with steep sides and a large, flat top
a fan-shaped deposit of sand and mud at the mouth of a river
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
Ex. - Central America connecting North America and South America
a region of flat or hilly land covered by tall grasses
an area of think, tangled plants usually found near a river or swamp
a point of land that juts out into the water
Ex. - Cape Cod
a large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or through a valley
an area of low land between mountains or hills
a low, wet area where grasses, rushes, and cattails grow
a raised part of the earth's surface that is lower than a mountain
a flat area of land that is higher than the land around it
the body of salt water that covers most of the earth
Ex. - Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Indian Ocean
