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Physical Features Vocabulary

Physical Features Vocabulary. Map & Globe Skills 4 & 6. Physical Features Vocabulary. Desert. Sahara A dry area that receives so little rain that few plants or animals can survive there. Mountain. Mt. Everest

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Physical Features Vocabulary

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  1. Physical Features Vocabulary Map & Globe Skills 4 & 6

  2. Physical Features Vocabulary Desert Sahara A dry area that receives so little rain that few plants or animals can survive there Mountain • Mt. Everest • Land that rises many feet into the air and is higher than a hill or surrounding area

  3. Physical Features Vocabulary Ocean Atlantic Ocean A large area of saltwater Island • Australia • A body of land surrounded on all sides by water

  4. Physical Features Vocabulary Plain Northern European Plain Large area of flat or gently rolling land River • Amazon River • A large amount of flowing fresh water to a lake or ocean

  5. Physical Features Vocabulary Lake Lake Victoria A body of freshwater that is completely surrounded by land

  6. Physical Features Vocabulary Coral Reef Great Barrier Reef Underwater limestone and coral deposits Coast • Gulf Coast • Area of land that meets a large body of water

  7. Physical Features Vocabulary Sea Gulf Bay • Mediterranean Sea, Dead Sea • Part of an ocean that has been identified as an individual body of water; or a saltwater lake • Gulf of Guinea • A large part of ocean that extends into the land and is larger than a bay • San Francisco Bay • An area of ocean, sea or lake that extends into land; smaller than a gulf

  8. Physical Features Vocabulary Basin Valley Canyon • Congo River Basin • A long low lying area that is usually surrounded by hills or mountains; usually around a river • Great Rift Valley • An area of land that is lower than the surrounding land. • Grand Canyon • A deep and narrow valley often with a river on its floor

  9. Physical Features Vocabulary Channel English Channel A wide strait between a continent and an island Strait • Strait of Gibraltar • A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

  10. Physical Features Vocabulary Plateau Deccan Plateau Large area of level land that is higher than the land surrounding it Range • Himalayan Range • A chain of mountains forming a single system.

  11. Physical Features Vocabulary Delta Yellow River Delta Often triangular shaped alluvial deposition area at the mouth of a river Archipelago • Hawaii • A chain of island or set of islands grouped together

  12. Physical Features Vocabulary Peninsula Arabian Peninsula A piece of land that extends out into the water and is almost completely surrounded by water Canal • Suez Canal • Man made waterway with a purpose

  13. Physical Features Vocabulary Isthmus • Isthmus of Panama • Narrow strip of land with water on both sides

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