Unit 2 Physical Geography

Front

Isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

Back

Plateau

Front

A flat, treeless plain with permanently frozen ground.

Back

Tundra

Front

An area located at the mouth of a river.

Back

Delta

Front

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.

Back

Isthmus

Front

A giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor.

Back

Tsunami

Front

Average weather conditions of an area over a period of time.

Back

Climate

Front

Water deposited on earth in the form of rain, snow, hail, sleet, or mist.

Back

Precipitation

Front

Process where earth’s surface is worn away by wind, rain, chemicals, movements of ice, and flowing water.

Back

Weathering

Front

Beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere

Back

Solstice

Front

When day and night are of equal length in both hemispheres.

Back

Equinox