Vocab #2

Front

Rich soil from flooding rivers

Back

Silt

Front

Waterfall

Back

cataract

Front

Triangular marshland area formed by silt deposits at river mouths

Back

delta

Front

To come near or close

Back

approximate

Front

To clarify with examples or visuals.

Back

illustrate

Front

0° latitude line; divides Earth into N & S hemispheres

Back

equator

Front

One half of the earth divided by the equator or a meridian

Back

hemisphere

Front

Chain of islands

Back

archipelago

Front

Land nearly surrounded by water or extending into it

Back

peninsula

Front

Outline of a surface with its relief and features

Back

topography