Landforms Vocabulary - Set 1

a spherical body; a planet or other celestial body

• globe

• butte

• beach

• hemisphere

an isolated area of land that rises abruptly above surrounding land

• globe

• butte

• beach

• hemisphere

an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shoreline

• globe

• butte

• beach

• hemisphere

one half of a sphere, Earth is divided into four of them

• globe

• butte

• beach

• hemisphere

an imaginary line on the Earth’s surface that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• beach

• hemisphere

an imaginary line on the Earth’s surface that divides Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• beach

• hemisphere

a section of land that is completely surrounded by water

• island

• landform

• mesa

• oasis

various shapes on the Earth’s surface

• island

• landform

• mesa

• oasis

land formation that has steep walls and a flat top

• island

• landform

• mesa

• oasis

a small fertile or green area in a desert region usually having a spring or well

• island

• landform

• mesa

• oasis