Geography Terms Landscape

a depression created at earth's surface when an underground cavern collapses

• sinkhole
• crater
• well
• pit

a large sea or ocean inlet

• gulf
• lagoon
• sound

• estuary

calcite deposit that hangs down from the ceiling of a cave

• Stalagmite
• Column
• Speleothem
• Stalactite

elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow

• climate zone
• tree height
• forest boundary
• timberline

calcite deposit that builds up from the floor of a cave

• Stalagmite
• Stalactite
• Tufa
• Speleothem

an area with large storge containers for liquids

• water reservoir
• tank field

• liquid storage facility
• chemical depot

a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

• canal
• river
• bay
• strait