Geography: Landforms (from Quizlet)

A large, moving block of ice

The breaking down and movement of rock from one place to another

A large area of flat land with few trees

A landform made of sediment that is deposited at the end of a river

• Dune

• Volcano

• Delta

• Mountain

A lower area stretched between mountains and hills with steep sides and a narrow floor

• Plain

• Map key

• Volcano

• Canyon

The breaking down of rock due to wind, water, temperature, and plants

• Geography

• Compass rose

• Longitude

• Weathering

Horizontal line on a map showing north or south position

• Plateau

• Peninsula

• Latitude

• Longitude

a person who makes maps

• Geography

• cartographer

• Earthquake

• Topography

Flat drawing of a place or part of the world

• plain

• plateau

• Map

• Mountain

Flat area that is higher than the land around it

• plain

• Landform

• plateau

• Latitude