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WorksheetsUS History II - Geography Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A part of an ocean or sea that is surrounded by a lot of land
gulf
river
delta
desert
Land made of silt left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water, such as a gulf
gulf
river
delta
desert
Lands that are covered with tall grass and very few trees
deserts
prairies
forest
ocean
Large areas of nearly flat land
forest
delta
prairies
plain
A heavily eroded dry region with colorful, sculpted rock formations
badlands
redrocks
A large area of elevated flatland
grassland
mountain
plateau
mesa
A hill with a flat top. These are smaller than plateaus.
mesa
mountain
grassland
plateau
A small, flat-topped hill that is smaller than a mesa or a plateau
mesa
butte
plateau
grassland
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a stream or river running through it
mesa
plateau
grassland
canyon
An extremely dry environment, but some plants and animals have adapted to i
desert
grasslands
prairie
piedmont
A vent in the Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected
glacier
mesa
volcano
ocean
A frozen river or sheet of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley
river
glacier
river bed
butte
the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
glacier
season
ocean
climate
a strong wind that carries dust, dirt, clay and particles for long distances
typhoon
dust storm
hurricane
tornado
the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transports it to another location
erosion
delta
mesa
river
