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Geography Words

By Matt . Geography Words. Mountain. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings and is higher than a hill. Source ( of a river). The beginning of a river and the cause of the river. River Basin. The land area drained by a river and its tributaries. Peninsula.

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Geography Words

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  1. By Matt Geography Words

  2. Mountain • a land mass that projects well above its surroundings and is higher than a hill.

  3. Source ( of a river) • The beginning of a river and the cause of the river.

  4. River Basin • The land area drained by a river and its tributaries.

  5. Peninsula • A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three sides by water, but is still attached to the mainland.

  6. Butte • A narrow flat-topped hill of resistant rock with very steep sides.

  7. Mesa • An isolated, relatively flat-topped natural elevation, usually more extensive than a butte and less extensive than a plateau.

  8. Island • a land area with water all around it.

  9. Monadnock • A mountain or rocky mass that has resisted erosion and stands isolated in an essentially level area.

  10. Cape • A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point.

  11. Dome • A mountain peak having a rounded summit.

  12. Estuary • A water passage where the tide meets a river current.

  13. Pond • A body of water usually smaller than a lake.

  14. Swamp • A wetland dominated by woody vegetation.

  15. Urban • Characteristic of or accustomed to cities.

  16. Deciduous Forest • A type of forest characterized by trees that seasonally shed their leaves.

  17. Isthmus • A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.

  18. Volcano • A vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.

  19. Basin • A natural or artificial hollow place containing water.

  20. Delta • A nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular.

  21. Cave • A hallow in the earth horizontally to a hill or mountain.

  22. Continent • One of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).

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