LANDFORMS

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LANDFORMS

• Terms and Picture packageSocial Studies 8

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Landform Dictionary Activity

• Using the provided worksheet and terms, you are
  going to create your very own landforms
  dictionary.
• Think of this as note taking exercise, with an
  added perk learn about the environment around
  you
• Hint
• Focus on key points, not sentences
• Write down examples when possible

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Archipelago
A group or chain of many islands Examples
Islands around Japan Hawaiian Islands
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Bay
A bay is part of a body of salt water And
reaches into the land . Examples Hudson Bay San
Francisco Bay
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Gulf
A gulf is part of a sea or ocean that reaches
into land, and is larger than a bay. Examples
The Gulf of MexicoThe Persian Gulf
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Harbour
A sheltered area of water where ships can anchor
safely.
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Cape
cape
A point of land extending into a body of water.
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Isthmus
isthmus
Narrow strip of land with water on both sides
connecting two larger areas of land.
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Peninsula
peninsula
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Desert
A desert has 4 main characteristics 1. Super-dry
air 2. Little rain - less than 10 inches a year
3. High daytime temperatures 4. Lots of wind
Example The Sahara Desert
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Plain
A plain has 2 main characteristics 2. Broad,
flat, or gently rolling areas 3. Low in
elevation Example Dakota plains
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Island
An island has 2 main characteristics 1. Area of
land 2. Surrounded by water Example The Hawaii
Islands, Vancouver Island
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Mountain
A landform w. high elevation (minimum 500 metres)
and a pointed or rounded top. Example The
Himalayan Mountains
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Lake
A lake is a body of water surrounded by
land. Example Lake Superior
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Swamp
A swamp is an Area of land that is damp all the
time And is low and wet . It supports grass and
trees. Example The Florida Everglades
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Lagoon
A shallow body of water, especially one
separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs.
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Oasis
An oasis is a fertile place in the desert where
there is water and some vegetation.
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River
A river is the largest stream of water that
flows through land and into a lake, ocean or
other body of water. Example The Mississippi
River
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Mouth
mouth
Part of a river where its body flows into another
body of water.
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Tributary
tributary
river
A stream or river that flows into another stream
or river.
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Delta
A triangular deposit of sand and soil that
collects at the mouth of some rivers. Example Fra
ser River Delta
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Channel
A narrow deep waterway connecting two water
bodies, or the deepest part of a river or
waterway. Example English Channel
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Canal
A waterway dug across land through which ships
can pass. Example Suez Canal Panama Canal
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Strait
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Valley
A valley is low land between hills or
mountains. Examples Slocan ValleyDeath Valley
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Volcano
A volcano is a cone shaped mountain Formed by
rock or ash thrown from the inside of the earth
It may have an opening or depression at
top Example Mt. St. Helens in Washington
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Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where running water makes
a sheer drop  Usually over a cliff. Example
Niagara Falls Angel Falls
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Hill
A hill is a raised part of the earth's surface
with sloping sides Less than 500 metres.
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Cliff
A cliff is a high and steep slope And is made of
rock or soil.
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Canyon
A canyon is a narrow valley With steep sides
Created by erosion. Example Grand Canyon
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Glacier
A huge mass of ice that moves slowly down a
mountain.
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