Other Key Physical Geography Terms
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Other Key Physical Geography Terms
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Other Key Physical Geography Terms. Terms Associated With the Ocean. Archipelago Bay Cape Channel Currents. Gulf Fjord Harbor Sea Sound. ARCHIPELAGO: A group of, or chain of, islands. BAY: A body of water that extends into a shoreline, smaller than a gulf. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Other Key Physical Geography Terms
Terms Associated With the Ocean
Archipelago Bay Cape Channel Currents
Gulf Fjord Harbor Sea Sound
ARCHIPELAGO: A group of, or chain of, islands
BAY: A body of water that extends into a shoreline, smaller than a gulf
CAPE: A point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
CHANNEL: A wide waterway between two landmasses
CURRENTS: Streams of cold or warm water that move through the ocean
GULF: A body of water that extends into a shoreline, bigger than a bay
FJORD: A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes of land
HARBOR: A sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor
New York
Sydney
SEA: A large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
SOUND: A large body of water between a coastline and a large island
Terms Associated With the Continents
Basin Delta Divide Environment
Isthmus Peninsula Tributary Volcano
BASIN: Area of land that water flows into, but not out of
DELTA: A triangular-shaped section of land near the mouth of a river
DIVIDE: Stretch of high land that separates river systems
ENVIRONMENT: The surroundings in which any living thing operates
ISTHMUS: Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
PENINSULA: Body of land jutting into water, and surrounded on three sides by water
TRIBUTARY: A small river or stream that flows into a larger one
VOLCANO: A mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside Earth
Vegetation Regions
Vegetation regions are natural environments that provide the stage for activities such as
farming, raising livestock, and producing timber. They include:
1. Forests 3. Deserts
2. Grasslands 4. Tundra
DECIDUOUS TREES
Lose their leaves yearly
CONIFEROUS TREES
Have cones and may also be called evergreens
GRASSLANDS are mostly flat regions, dotted with a few trees, and known by different names. In tropical areas they are called Savannas, and in
temperate regions are called Steppes.
Plants that can conserve water and withstand heat dot the DESERT landscape.
Examples include cacti, shrubs, or sagebrush.
Plants that hug the ground are best adapted to survive the cold, dry TUNDRA climate.
Examples include mosses and lichen.
