Geographical Terms (1-20)

Front

Hill

Back

land that rises above the land around it

Front

Delta

Back

triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river

Front

Fall Line

Back

area along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land

Front

Gulf

Back

part of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay

Front

Dune

Back

hill of sand piled up by the wind

Front

Desert

Back

dry land with few plants

Front

Floodplain

Back

flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by silt and deposited by floods

Front

Foothills

Back

hilly area at the base of a mountain

Front

Inlet

Back

any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water

Front

Glacier

Back

large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land