Alluvial plain - floodplain on which flooding rivers have deposited rich soil
http://www.arbeitssprache-englisch.com/geography/nile/marshland.jpg
Aquifer - underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or
gravel
http://austinist.com/attachments/austinist_steph/edwards%20aquifer.jpg
arable - land suitable for growing crops
http://www.winslow.bg/bansko-real-estate/en/prop/uf/project_pics/agric/agri1.jpg
Archipelago - a group or chain of islands
http://www.singlestravel.com.au/images/Buccaneer%20Archipelago.JPG
Atmosphere - layers of gases that surround the earth
http://www.kidsgeo.com/images/earths-atmosphere.jpg
Atoll - ring-shaped island formed by coral building up along
the rim of an underwater volcano
http://www.driever.nl/foto/achtergronden/atoll.jpg
Basin - area of land drained by a given river and its branches;
area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Amazon_river_basin.png
bay - part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline,
generally smaller than a gulf
http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/18/54/b5/hanauma-bay.jpg
Biosphere - the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere
that supports life
http://www.dyrevern.no/images/251/storfe_kuer_1.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/373092812_f46938c0fa.jpg
http://www.floristone.com/layout/hip-tort-3.jpg
http://static.squidoo.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/draft_lens1914780module9331028photo_1209511255Golden_eagle_flight_enlarged.jpg
Canal - man-made waterway or artificially improved river for travel
http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/panama.jpg
Canyon - deep narrow valley with steep walls
Cape - a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large
body of water (smaller than a peninsula)
Capital city - town or city that is the official seat of
government
Photo by HazelAnne Prescott
Cascade - a descent of water over a steep surface; a
waterfall, esp. one of considerable size
http://www.platinumglobaldestinations.com/South_Africa_2009/assets/victoria_falls.jpg
Channel - wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that
lie close to each other
http://www.laurinswim.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/englishchannel.jpg
City - Center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of
significant size and importance (usually over 2,500 people)
http://blog.kir.com/archives/houston%20skyline.jpg
Coniferous - trees such as evergreens that have cones and needle-shaped
leaves, and keep their foliage throughout the winter
http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/05/93105-004-A69550BF.jpg
Cordillera - parallel chains or ranges of mountains
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Cordillera_de_los_Andes.jpg
Crevasse - huge, deep crack that forms in thick ice or snow
http://media.photobucket.com/image/crevasse/park_photos/GLACIER/Glacier_Peak_1962_0
http://www.live-life.co.nz/livelife_site_images/crevasse.jpg
Current - cold or warm stream of seawater that flows in the
oceans, generally in a circular pattern
Deciduous - trees, usually broad leaved such as oak and
maple, that lose their leaves in autumn
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2083/1816626705_e09b2c0e68.jpg
Delta - flat, low lying land built from deposits of soil carried
downstream and deposited at the mouth of a river
http://en.wikivisual.com/images/f/f6/NileDelta-EO.JPG
Depression - an area that is sunk below the surrounding area
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/4484918.jpg
Desert - area that receives less than 10 inches of rain in a year
HP sample pictures
Divide - a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
http://www.clubfishworld.com/northamerica/montana/continental/continental02.jpg
Escarpment - steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface
http://image34.webshots.com/34/0/35/93/287103593WGJnbr_ph.jpg
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/NewZealand/Cities/Christchurch/ChChEstuaryFromSumnerHill.jpg
Estuary - an area where the tide meets a river current
Fauna - the animal life of a region
http://www.masai-mara.net/images/animals_cover.jpg
fjord - long steep-sided glacial valley now filled by sea water
http://www.wayfaring.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/geiranger-fjord-l.jpg
Flora - the plant life
of a region
http://www.paflora.org/Covergraphic.jpg
Glacier - large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth
http://www.simonhampel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/20080214-40d_4190.jpg
Groundwater - water within the earth that supplies wells and
springs
http://rollingknollsestates.com/aquifers_&_groundwater_files/image004.jpg
gulf - part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline,
generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
http://vortex.accuweather.com/phoenix2/images/hurricane/tracking/gulf.gif
Harbor - a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
http://www.penceland.com/images/Boston2.jpg
Highlands - elevated land – hills, mountains, and plateaus
http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_MY_P_S/0_my_photographs_scotland_-_highland_cows_vv17_largest.jpg
Hill - a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain
http://www.geocities.com/rhorii/PhotoGallery/WST-HillsSW-PICT8171.JPG
Hydrosphere - the watery areas of the earth, including oceans,
lakes, rivers, streams, and other bodies of water
http://ess.geology.ufl.edu/ess/Introduction/Hydrosphere.gif
Island - land area, smaller than a continent that is surrounded by water
http://www.geonet.org.nz/images/volcano/our-volcanoes/Mayor_Island.jpg
isthmus - narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/photo186722.htm
Lake - a sizeable inland body of water
Lake Tahoe by HazelAnne Prescott
Leeward - facing away from the direction of the ocean wind; usually dry
http://image04.webshots.com/4/8/61/4/107286104YRHIIT_fs.jpg
Lithosphere - surface land areas of the earth’s crust, including
continents and ocean basins
http://www.new-gallery-of-art.com/latest/HiResKauai1986MountainOcean2.jpg
Lowland - land usually level at low elevations (plain)
http://www.freehdwallpapers.com/wallpaper/Lowlands/
Mesa - broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau
http://www.rmusd.net/images/8,6/mesa.jpg
Mixed forest - forest with both coniferous and deciduous trees
http://www.globalforestwatch.ca/change_analysis/GFWC-QC-03.jpg
Mountain peak - pointed top of a single mountain
Mountain range - a series of connected mountains; land with steep sides that
rises sharply from the surrounding land (1,000 feet)
http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/164/vancouver-island-mountain-range_101
Mouth - place where a river or stream flows into a larger body of
water
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~sm00dmd/photodb/river%20mouth%201973.jpg
Oasis - small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually
having a spring or well
ocean - one of five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/18/2e/18/the-ocean.jpg
Peninsula - body of land
jutting into a lake or ocean,
surrounded on three sides
by water
http://pro.corbis.com/images/42-18997091.jpg?size=67&uid=%7B826925CF-E3E2-4282-A3DA-FD72A6A725CD%7D
Permafrost - permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground
http://s.ngm.com/2007/12/permafrost/img/permafrost_feature.jpg
Plain - area of level land, usually at low elevation and often
covered with grasses
http://www.great-adventures.com/images/tanzania/Unending%20Plain.jpg
Plateau - area of flat rolling land of high elevation (300-3,000 feet)
Rainforest - a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing,
broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall
http://www.tropicalisland.de/KCH%20Sarawak%20-%20Bako%20National%20Park%20-%20Tropical%20rainforest2%201_b.jpg
River - large natural stream of water that runs through the land
http://www.microsoft.com/nz/windows/bliss/default.mspx
Sea - large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
http://geology.com/nasa/marine-phytoplankton/black-sea.jpg
Source - place where a river or stream begins, often in the highlands
http://www.wildernessinquiry.org/images/trip_images/gallery/mississippiheadwaters_12.jpg
strait - narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
http://www.eosnap.com/public/media/2008/09/gibraltar/gibraltar-full.jpg
Tributary - small river or stream that flows into a large river
or stream; a branch of the river
http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_images/0505/0000/0147/Confluence_with_Roman_River_Wivenhoe_2_mid.jpg
Valley - area of low land usually between hills or mountains
http://www.kaukasus-kaleidoscope.com/images/tusheti05/sno-valley.jpg
Volcano - mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt
from inside the earth
Waterfall - steep fall or flow of water in a watercourse from
a height, as over a precipice; cascade (cataract)
HP sample pictures
Windward - side of the mountain facing toward the ocean wind
http://picturesweb6.hicentralmls.com/MediaDisplay/87/hr2818587-4.jpg