Geography Terms

Basin

• An opening in the Earth's surface where molten rock, ashes, and gasses from the Earth's interior escape.

• A gap between mountains.

• An area that is lower than surrounding land areas.

An area that is lower than surrounding areas.

• Basin

• Island

• Mountain

Bay

• A gap between mountains.

• A plain at the mouth of a river formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water.

• A part of a larger body of water that extends in to the land.

A part of a larger body of water that extends in to the land.

• Cataract

• Glacier

• Bay

Butte

• A small, high, flat-topped landform with cliff-like sides.

• A huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice.

• A gap between mountains.

A small, high, flat-topped landform with cliff-like sides.

• Island

• Isthmus

• Butte

Canyon

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

• A broad plain on either side of a river, formed when sediment settles during floods.

• A landform that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above surrounding land.

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

• Valley

• Canyon

• Plain

Cataract

• A huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice.

• A large waterfall or steep rapids.

• A narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

A large waterfall or steep rapids.

• Mountain Pass

• Cataract

• Mesa