Geography Practice Flashcard List 4 (P-W)

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What is a prairie?

Back

A region of flat or hilly land covered by tall grasses.

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What is a river?

Back

A long body of water that flows over land.

Front

What is a sea?

Back

A body of water that is partly enclosed by land.

Front

What is a sound?

Back

A long wide ocean inlet.

Front

Strait

Back

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

Front

What is a swamp?

Back

A low, wet area where trees and high shrubs grow.

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What is a tundra?

Back

A cold, dry, treeless region where mosses, grasses, and lichens grow.

Front

What is a valley?

Back

An area of low land between mountains and hills.

Front

What is a volcano?

Back

A hole in the earth’s crust through which lava, gases, and ash are released.

Front

What is a waterfall?

Back

A stream of water that falls from a high place.