Geography TERM DEFINITION

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Geography
TERM
Continent
Eurasia
Isolated
Piedmont
Geography
Region
Physical Characteristics
Harbor
Horseshoe
Erosion
Glacier
Formation
Elevation
Continental Divide
Broad
Basin
Range
DEFINITION
Large land mass surrounded by water
Europe and Asia connects as one
land mass
Separated from others
A region of foothills of the
Appalachian Mountains stretching
from Alabama to Virginia
The study of the earth and the way
the people, plants, and animals live
on and use the earth
An area with common characteristics
The climate and physical features
(landforms and water) of a place
Part of a body of water along the
coast that is deep enough for a ship
to dock for loading and unloading
U-shape
The wearing away of land by wind,
water, or ice
A slowly moving mass of ice
Structure or shape
The height if something above sea
level
The line of peaks in the Rocky
Mountains that separate rivers
flowing toward the west or toward
the east
Wide
A large bowl-shaped depression in
the surface of the land
A group of mountains bordered by
lowlands
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