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Geography terms

This text provides an insightful overview of key geographical terms, including definitions and explanations of formations such as glaciers, waterfalls, and canyons. It explores the characteristics of various natural features like gullies, oases, fjords, lagoons, and aquifers. Moreover, it highlights the importance of understanding terms like archipelago, taiga, peak, plateau, strait, marsh, and chaparral for better appreciation of the earth's diverse environments and their ecological significance.

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Geography terms

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  1. Geography terms By Alex

  2. Valley • An elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains.

  3. Glacier • A glacier is a large, slow-moving river of ice, formed from compacted layers of snow, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity and high pressure.

  4. Waterfall A waterfall is a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation.

  5. Tributary • A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a mainstream river, and which does not flow directly into a sea.

  6. Gulf A gulf is a part of an ocean or sea that is enclosed by land.

  7. Oasis A small fertile area in a desert region usually having a spring or well.

  8. Canyon A deep valley with very steep sides

  9. Fjord A deep, steep walled valley formed by erosion by a glacier. It is submerged underwater.

  10. Lagoon A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef, sand, or coral.

  11. Sea A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land.

  12. Sound A large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay.

  13. Geyser A natural spring marked by the escape of hot water and steam.

  14. Aquifer A group of formations, or part of a formation capable of storing, receiving and transmitting water.

  15. Channel The bed of a stream or waterway.

  16. Suburban The area around a city. Usually residential with some small businesses.

  17. Archipelago a group of many islands in a large body of water

  18. Taiga A moist, subarctic coniferous forest that begins where the tundra ends and is filled with spruces and firs.

  19. Peak The top or summit of a hill or mountain.

  20. Plateau an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.

  21. Strait a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

  22. Marsh low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation

  23. Chaparral A dense, impenetrable thicket of shrubs or dwarf trees.

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