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Land Features

Land Features. Canyon: a long narrow valley between mountains with very steep sides….A stream often runs along the bottom. Another word is gorge. Horseshoe Canyon. Coastline. The land next to the sea. Continent.

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Land Features

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  1. Land Features Canyon: a long narrow valley between mountains with very steep sides….A stream often runs along the bottom. Another word is gorge

  2. Horseshoe Canyon

  3. Coastline • The land next to the sea

  4. Continent • One of the seven large land masses that we divide the earth into. They are North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica

  5. Desert • A dry place where very few plants can grow - Namib

  6. Cape • A piece of land stretching out into the sea, ex. Cape Horn, S.A.

  7. Hill • … a part of the earth’s surface that is higher than the ground around it. • Island • … a piece of land which has water all around it…..ex…Madagascar

  8. Isthmus • A narrow strip of land with sea on each side connecting two bigger pieces of land – the Isthmus of Panama joins North America and South America

  9. Mountain • A very large hill with steep sides that are hard to climb – usually above 300 m (1000 ft)

  10. Oasis • A place in a desert with water and trees.

  11. Peninsula • A long piece of land, almost surrounded by water, that juts out into the sea – the Gaspe Peninsula is a peninsula in Quebec. Ex. Kamchatka (Russia)

  12. Plateau • A large area of high flat land

  13. Prairie • A large area of flat low land without many trees on it….another word for plain

  14. Range • A long line of hills or mountains such as the Laurentians

  15. Reef • A long strip of rock, sand or coral just above or below the surface of the sea – The Great Barrier Reef is a reef off the coast of Australia

  16. Valley • The low flat land between hills or mountains • Volcano A mountain with an opening at the top. Sometimes hot melted rock (called lava), ash, and gasses burst out of it from inside the earth

  17. Water Features • Bay: a curve where water cuts into the shore of a sea or lake

  18. Canal • A long narrow waterway built by people for boats

  19. Channel • A strip of sea joining two seas. The English Channel which joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

  20. Estuary • The wide part of a river near where it meets the sea

  21. Glacier • A large river of ice that moves slowly

  22. Gulf • A very large bay….ex. Gulf of Mexico • Harbour • A bay where the water is deep and calm and ships are safe from the wind and big waves….a well known harbour close to us?

  23. Inlet • A small narrow bay

  24. Lake • A large area of water with land all around it

  25. Ocean • One of the very large areas of salt water that cover the earth….

  26. River • Fresh water that flows in a long winding line across the land

  27. Sea • A part of the ocean that is usually near land…The Mediterranean Sea lies between Europe and Africa

  28. Straight • A strip of sea like a channel

  29. Archipelago – a string of islands

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