This geography features set focuses on providing students with practice over vocabulary terms related to geography.
You can use this download for work with geography features vocabulary.
This is another free resource for teachers and homeschool families.
This download
Within this download you will find the following:
- vocabulary words with pictures
- definitions
- recording page
- question cards for extended thinking
The following words are included in this geography features set:
archipelago: a group of islands
canyon: a deep gorge, often with a river flowing through it
hills: a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain
island: a piece of land surrounded by water
isthmus: a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forms link between two larger areas of land
mesa: an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides
mountains: a large elevation on the earth’s surface, often has steep sides and bedrock
peninsula: a piece of land surrounded by water on most but not all sides
plateau: flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side
valley: a low area of land between hills or mountains, often has a river or stream flowing through it
volcano: a mountain or hill that has a crater or vent that lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas escape through
bay: a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward
beach: a pebbly sandy shore, often by the ocean
continental shelf: the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is shallow ecompared to the open ocean
crater lake: a round lake that has formed in the crater of a volcano
delta: a triangular area of sediment at the mouth of a river, a river divides into several smaller rivers before flowing into the ocean
glacier: a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation of snow on mountains
lake: a large body of water surrounded by land
pond: a small body of still water formed naturally or by humans
river: a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or lake
strait: a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water
tidepool: an isolated pocket of seawater found in the ocean’s intertidal zone
tributary: a river or stream flowing into a large river or lake
waterfall: a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a steep incline
coral reef: a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral
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