Land & Water Vocab (The World: Physical Geography)

a flat area that rises above the surrounding land

• plain

• plateau

• mountain

• continental shelf

the part of a continent that extends into the ocean, then drops off sharply

• continental shelf

• plain

• isthmus

• cliff

the change of water vapor to a liquid or solid state

• Evaporation

• Water Cycle

• Groundwater

• Condensation

an area where sand, silt, clay or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river

• isthmus

• continental shelf

• delta

• continental drift

rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution.

• monsoon

• acid rain

• downpour

• greenhouse effect

the process in which water is used and reused on Earth

• Water Cycle

• Groundwater

• Condensation

• Evaporation

a large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll

• plateau

• mountain

• desert

• plain

a process that makes salt water safe to drink

• Water Cycle

• Irrigation

• Desalination

• Deforestation

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

• isthmus

• continental shelf

• canal

• peninsula

the water contained inside Earth’s crust

• desalination

• condensation

• evaporation

• groundwater