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LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER

LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER. An atoll is a ring-like coral island that nearly or entirely encloses a lagoon. It is created by coral reef that builds up around an eroding volcanic island. Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Archipelago: A group or chain of small islands.

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LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER

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  1. LANDFORMSAND BODIES OF WATER

  2. An atoll is a ring-like coral island that nearly or entirely encloses a lagoon. It is created by coral reef that builds up around an eroding volcanic island.

  3. Canadian Arctic Archipelago Archipelago: A group or chain of small islands

  4. Alluvial fans are fan-shaped deposits formed where a river leaves the mountains and runs out onto a plain. They look similar to deltas, except they are formed on the ground.

  5. Barrier Islands are long narrow islands running parallel to the mainland built up by the action of waves and currents. They protect the coast from ocean waves and storms.

  6. CAPE: A pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.

  7. CONTINENTAL SHELF: the part of the continents that extends below sea level toward the deeper ocean.

  8. ESCARPMENT: A steep slope or a long cliff formed by erosion.

  9. PIEDMONT: a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land.

  10. SUBCONTINENT: A LARGE LANDMASS FORMING A SUBDIVISION OF A CONTINENT

  11. An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea. Sea water is mixed with fresh water that comes from land drainage.

  12. FJORD: a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created by glacial activity.

  13. GEYSER: a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects hot water and steam.

  14. A gulf is an inland body of water surrounded on three sides by land and the ocean on the other side.

  15. LANDFORMSAND BODIES OF WATER

  16. LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER Created by Terry Tallon, Sequoyah Middle School, Edmond

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