LANDFORM VOCABULARY
Slow-Changing Processes Vocabulary
Fast-Changing Processes Vocabulary
Map Skills Vocabulary - Review
Other Terms
- Streams- a body of flowing water
- Deltas- low watery land formed at the mouth of a river from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream in the river and are deposited
- Floodplains-an area around the river where the elevation of the land is lower than other areas
- Hills- a raised area or mound of land
- Mountains/Mountain Ranges- a very tall, high natural place on earth (a range is a group of mountains)
- Valleys- low place between mountains
- Sinkholes- a place where the ground gives out and a hole opens up because of erosion
- Caves- large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain
- Canyons- deep valley with very steep sides often carved from Earth by a river
- Springs- a flow of water which emerges from the groundwater in the Earth's crust
- Dunes- hill or ridge made of sand which is shaped by the wind
- Islands- piece of land surrounded by water on all sides
- Volcanoes- mountainous vent in the Earth's crust
- Glaciers- long-lasting slow-moving river of ice on land
Slow-Changing Processes Vocabulary
- Erosion- process of carrying away weathered bits of rocks
- Deposition- discharging of a load carried by the river or the sea
- Weathering- process of rocks in Earth's crust slowing being broken into smaller pieces
- Glacial Movement- a movement of a huge area of ice
Fast-Changing Processes Vocabulary
- Volcanic Activity- the sudden occurence of a discharge of volcanic material from a volcano
- Earthquakes- shaking and vibration at the surface of earth resulting from underground movement
- Mass Wasting- mudslides, avalanches, and landslides
- Flooding- great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land
Map Skills Vocabulary - Review
- Relative Location- location of a place relative to other places
- Map Scale- shows the relationship between the unit of length on a map and the corresponding length on the Earth's surface
- Cardinal Directions- four main points on the compass (north, east, south, and west)
- Intermediate Directions- the points on the compass that fall between north, east, south, and west (NE, SW, NW, and SE)
Other Terms
- Freshwater- water not containing salt which is found in rivers and lakes (3/100 of the Earth's surface)
- Groundwater- any water that is underground