Unit 4B - Landforms - Vocabulary Practice

Match the following terms with the correct definition.

• landform along a body of water

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• a narrow waterway between cliffs

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• a valley between steep cliffsides

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• Barrier Island

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• triangle-shaped land, at end of a river

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A long broad sandy island lying parallel to a shore that is built-up by the action of waves, currents, and winds and that protects the shore form the effects of the ocean

• Canyon

• Beach

• Barrier Island

• Fjord

• Delta

a triangle-shaped land landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water

• Canyon

• Beach

• Barrier Island

• Fjord

• Delta

a landform along a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles, composed of rock, sand, gravel, and pebbles

• Canyon

• Beach

• Barrier Island

• Fjord

• Delta

a valley between steep cliffsides formed by running water, such as a river or a stream

• Canyon

• Beach

• Barrier Island

• Fjord

• Delta

a narrow part of the ocean between cliffs or steep hills or mountains

• Canyon

• Beach

• Barrier Island

• Fjord

• Delta

Match the following terms with the definition.

• A hill of sand deposited by wind

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• An erosion of a cliff made by water

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• A natural arch or bridge formed by wind

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a valley between steep cliffsides formed by running water, such as a river or a stream

• Canyon

• Beach

• Barrier Island

• Fjord

• Delta