Graham Louis Geo Project
Published on Nov 19, 2015
A geography terms presentation
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Fjord
a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion
Photo by Stuck in Customs
Bog
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
Photo by wackybadger
Foothills
a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
Photo by Stuck in Customs
Gulch
a deep, narrow ravine, especially one marking the course of a stream or torrent.
Photo by Stuck in Customs
Heath
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
Photo by Richard.Fisher
Harbor
a body of
water having
docks or
port facilities.
Photo by ecstaticist
Basin
a hollow or depression in the earth's surface, wholly or partly surrounded by higher land.
Photo by geographyalltheway.com
Lighthouse
a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships
Photo by Matt Shiffler Photography
Mesa
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top
Photo by Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits
Ravine
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
Photo by `James Wheeler
Mountain
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit.
Photo by Justin in SD
Llano
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
Photo by ferjflores
Crevice
a crack forming an opening; cleft; rift; fissure.
Photo by Albert Freeman
Wadi
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
Photo by kendo1938
Swale
a low place in a tract of land, usually moister and often having ranker vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
Photo by walkinguphills
Shoal
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
Photo by USFWS/Southeast
