SS Vocab 2

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

• Peninsula

• Plateau

• Mesa

• Delta

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The end of a river where it opens into a larger body of water like a lake or ocean.

• Peninsula

• Mesa

• Mouth

• Weather

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

A flat, elevated landmass that is taller than the surrounding land and has at least one steep side.

• Plateau

• Mesa

• Mouth

• Biomes

The original point from which a river flows.

• Mouth

• Source

• Ocean

• Mesa

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

A flat, elevated land mass with two steep sides.

• Plateau

• Mesa

• Mountain

• Hill

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The effect of mountains that block moisture from reaching the other side, forming a desert.

• Weather

• Biome

• Rainshadow Effect

• Rainforest

A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

• Isthmus

• Island

• Peninsula

• Continent

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Areas that have similar patterns of temperature, rainfall, and vegetation.

• Climate zone

• state

• continent

• weather

Changes in temperature, wind direction and speed, and air moisture that take place over a short period of time.

• Climate zones

• Weather

• Precipitation

• Biomes

A chain or group of islands.

• Peninsula

• Mouth

• Archipelago

• Mesa

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7