GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY

Land and coastal relief

PLATEAU: is a large area of high and fairly flat land

RAVINE: small canyon (barranco)

ESTUARY: is the wide part of a river where it joins the sea

BASIN: an area of land containing a river or a lake thst is lower that the surrounding area (depression)

PENINSULA: a piece of land surrounded by water on all the side except one

ISLANDS: a piece of land completely by water. A group of islands called ARCHIPELAGO

CLIFFS: is a high area of land with very steep side, especially one next to the sea

BUTTES: hill or mound (cerro)

MESAS: is a large hill with a flat top and steep sides

CREEKS: small stream

FLOOD PLAIN: (llanuras de inundación)

BUTTE

ESTUARY

                                                                                                                                              

                 

                            

                                                                                                                                          

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