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Geography Terms

Final Exam
Across
a long, deep, narrow body of water that reaches far inland. They are often set in a U-shaped valley with steep walls of rock on either side
a narrow strip of land separating a body of water from inland areas. usually made of sand, tiny grains of rocks and minerals that have been worn down by constant pounding by wind and waves
the flat, low-lying plain that sometimes forms at the mouth of a river from deposits of sediments
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water
a smaller body of water typically connected to a larger sea or ocean
openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
a wetland dominated by herbaceous plants such as grasses, rushes, or sedges
a piece of land that rises higher than everything surrounding it. It looks like a little bump in the Earth
enormous stretches of flat grassland with moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and few trees
a mound of sand this is formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert
a body of water separated from larger bodies of water by a natural barrier
a large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
an area that contains a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean
an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
a river or other body of water's steep fall over a rocky ledge into a plunge pool below
a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains
are smaller than oceans and are usually located where the land and ocean meet
a mass of rock that rises very high and is almost vertical, or straight up-and-down
a landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area
isolated, broad flat-topped mountains with at least one steep side
a headland or a promontory of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea.
an area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year
Down
a rare kind of hot spring that is under pressure and erupts, sending jets of water and steam into the air
large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth
a wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other
an small patch of vegetation surrounded by desert
a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets
a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity
a broad area of relatively flat land
a portion of the ocean that penetrates land. They are generally larger and more deeply indented than bays
a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side
a body of land surrounded by water
ice that broke off from glaciers or shelf ice and is floating in open water.
an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall
complex ecological system in which trees are the dominant life-form
permanently frozen layer of the Earth's surface
the land along a sea. where land meets water
a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
an area of land permanently saturated, or filled, with water
a large body of water surrounded by land
land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates
tall, flat-topped, steep-sided towers of rock
a natural opening in the ground extending beyond the zone of light and large enough to permit the entry of man