Land and water: earth's physical features are incredibly varied. (Geoskills).You may know the difference between a mountain and a valley. But can you tell the difference between a strait strait (strat) a narrow passage. straits of pelvis the pelvic inlet(superior pelvic s.) and pelvic outlet(inferior pelvic s.) . strait n. and a sound? Or between an isthmus isthmus (ĭs`məs), narrow neck of land connecting two larger land areas. Since it commands the only land route between two large areas and is on two seas, an isthmus has great strategical and commercial importance and is a favorable situation and a peninsula? The illustration at right shows an imaginary place Noun 1. imaginary place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings fictitious place, mythical place where many of the world's land and water forms can be found. Each one has its own special name. Compare the land and water forms in the illustration with the descriptions below (not all of the forms are illustrated). Then answer the questions. TERMS TO KNOW Archipelago Archipelago (ärkĭpĕl`əgō) [Ital., from Gr.=chief sea], ancient name of the Aegean Sea, later applied to the numerous islands it contains. The word now designates any cluster of islands. : An expanse of water with many small islands scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. in it, or a group of islands. Bay: A body of water partly enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. by land, but having a wide outlet to the sea. Canyon: A deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky walls carved by a river or stream; often has a river running along the bottom. Cape: A point of land that juts out into water. Coastline: Land that lies along an ocean or other body of water. Dam: A barrier built to control the flow of water. Desert: Arid, barren land. Glacier glacier, moving mass of ice that survives year to year, formed by the compacting of snow into névé and then into granular ice and set in motion outward and downward by the force of gravity and the stress of its accumulated mass. : A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or through a valley. Gulf: A part of the ocean extending into land. Hill: A raised area of land that is lower than a mountain and usually has a rounded top rounded top See dome. . Inlet inlet /in·let/ (-let) a means or route of entrance. pelvic inlet the upper limit of the pelvic cavity. thoracic inlet the elliptical opening at the summit of the thorax. : A narrow water passage. Island: A body of land, smaller than a continent, that is entirely surrounded by water. Isthmus: A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas. Lake: A body of water surrounded entirely by land. It usually has freshwater, not salt. Mountain: A raised area of land, higher than a hill, often having steep, rocky sides. Mountain range: A chain of mountains. Ocean: A large body of water separating continents. Peninsula: A piece of land that juts into a body of water, but is joined to a larger landmass land·mass n. A large unbroken area of land. landmass Noun a large continuous area of land landmass . Plain: A broad area of mostly flat, low-lying land. Plateau: A broad area of mostly flat land at a high elevation. Reservoir: An artificial lake created to collect water. River: A large stream of water that runs into a lake, a sea, or an ocean. River delta A delta is a landform where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea, desert, estuary, lake or another river. It builds up sediment outwards into the flat area which the river's flow encounters (as a deltaic deposit : An area where a river breaks up into smaller streams before emptying into a large body of water. Sea: A large body of water, partly or entirely surrounded by land. It is usually larger than a lake and has saltwater. Sound: A long, broad area of ocean lying between (and generally parallel to) two coastlines. Strait: A short, narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water. Tributary: A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river. Valley: An area of low-lying land between mountains or hills. Volcano: An opening in a mountain or hill that may erupt or has erupted with lava, gases, and ash. RELATED ARTICLE: QUESTIONS 1. What special kind of valley is cut into rock by a river and has steep sides?___________ 2. What is the name for flat land at a low elevation?_____________ 3. What is the name for a cluster of islands?______________ 4. What is a river that flows into a larger river called?____________ 5. What is the name of a large body of water that is partially surrounded by land?_____________ 6. Which type of mountain sometimes spews hot melted rock and ash?_____________ 7. Does a gulf contain fresh or saltwater?_____________ 8. What is the name for a flat piece of land at a high elevation?_____________ 9. What would you call a body of water that is partly enclosed by land, but has a wide outlet to the sea?_____________ 10. What is a stretch of land that juts out into the water?______________ Answers 1. A canyon 2. A plain 3. An archipelago 4. A tributary 5. A sea 6. A volcano 7. Saltwater 8. A plateau 9. A sound 10. A cape |
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