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Geography Vocabulary
1. geography __________________________________________________________________ 2. desert ______________________________________________________________________ 3. beach ______________________________________________________________________ 4. island ______________________________________________________________________ 5. iceberg _____________________________________________________________________ 6. peninsula ___________________________________________________________________ 7. forest_______________________________________________________________________ 8. rainforest___________________________________________________________________ 9. lake________________________________________________________________________10. ocean_______________________________________________________________________11. sea_________________________________________________________________________12. river________________________________________________________________________13. stream______________________________________________________________________14. waterfall____________________________________________________________________15. delta_______________________________________________________________________16. cliffs________________________________________________________________________17. plateau_____________________________________________________________________18. plains______________________________________________________________________19. mountain___________________________________________________________________20. hills________________________________________________________________________21. volcano_____________________________________________________________________22. geyser______________________________________________________________________23. cave________________________________________________________________________
Geography Vocabularyname:date:
geography
geographystudy of the earth
desert
desert dry place with little rainfall.
desert dry place with little rainfall.
beach
sandy land touching waterbeach
sandy land touching waterbeach
island
island land surrounded by water.
land surrounded by water.
island
iceberg
iceberg large ice floating in the ocean
iceberg large ice floating in the ocean
iceberg large ice floating in the ocean
iceberg large ice floating in the ocean
iceberg large ice floating in the ocean
iceberg large ice floating in the ocean
iceberg large ice floating in the ocean
peninsula
peninsula
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
peninsula
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
peninsula
forest
forestlarge areas of trees where there is hot & cold weather
forestlarge areas of trees where there is hot & cold weather
forestlarge areas of trees where there is hot & cold weather
forestlarge areas of trees where there is hot & cold weather
forest*large areas of trees where there is hot & cold weather
forestlarge areas of trees where there is hot & cold weather* *also: woods, woodlands
rainforest
large areas of trees in places with warm weatherrainforest
rainforest large areas of trees in places with warm weather
rainforest large areas of trees in places with warm weather
lake
lake large area of fresh water surrounded by land.
lake large area of fresh water surrounded by land.
lake large area of fresh water surrounded by land.
lake large area of fresh water surrounded by land.
lake large area of fresh water surrounded by land.
not salt water
ocean
ocean very large area of salt water.
ocean very large area of salt water.
ocean very large area of salt water.
ocean very large area of salt water.
sea
sea area of salt water (oceans are bigger).
sea area of salt water (oceans are bigger).
river
water moving in curves from high to low placesriver
river water moving in curves from high to low places
river water moving in curves from high to low places
river water moving in curves from high to low places
Schuylkill River
river water moving in curves from high to low places
river water moving in curves from high to low places
Delaware River
stream
stream small river
stream
Map of Philadelphia’s Streams
small river
stream
Map of Philadelphia’s Streams
small river
waterfall
waterfallriver water falling from high places
delta
delta
delta triangle-shaped land made where big rivers break into smaller rivers at the mouth (where it flows into the ocean).
delta triangle-shaped land made where big rivers break into smaller rivers at the mouth (where it flows into the ocean).
delta triangle-shaped land made where big rivers break into smaller rivers at the mouth (where it flows into the ocean).
delta triangle-shaped land made where big rivers break into smaller rivers at the mouth (where it flows into the ocean).
delta triangle-shaped land made where big rivers break into smaller rivers at the mouth (where it flows into the ocean).
delta triangle-shaped land made where big rivers break into smaller rivers at the mouth (where it flows into the ocean).
delta triangle-shaped land made where big rivers break into smaller rivers at the mouth (where it flows into the ocean).
delta triangle-shaped land made where big rivers break into smaller rivers at the mouth (where it flows into the ocean).
river’s mouth
delta triangle-shaped land made where big rivers break into smaller rivers at the mouth (where it flows into the ocean).
cliffs high rock
cliffs high rock
cliffs
cliffs high rock
cliffs high rock
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is.
mountain
mountain very high land
mountain very high land
hills
high land (lower than mountains)
hills
volcano
volcano
volcano
volcano
volcanoa break in a mountain where hot lava &
gas escape
geyser
geyser open place where hot water is forced out
geyser open place where hot water is forced out
plateau* high flat land
*or mesa
plateau* high flat land
*or mesa
plains
plains low flat land
plains low flat land
plains low flat land
Plains in th
e USA.
cave
cave *or cavern
cave open area in a mountain or hill
*or cavern
cave open area in a mountain or hill
*or cavern
cave open area in a mountain or hill
*or cavern
cave open area in a mountain or hill
*or cavern
