Table of Contents
- 1 What type of landform extends into the water?
- 2 What is a landform body of water?
- 3 What is the large area of land?
- 4 What is area of land drained by a river and its branches area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations?
- 5 Which is an example of a headland landform?
- 6 What kind of land is surrounded by water?
What type of landform extends into the water?
Peninsulas are large land areas that extend into water bodies.
What is a landform body of water?
A body of water or waterbody (often spelled water body) is any significant accumulation of water, generally on a planet’s surface. The term most often refers to oceans, seas, and lakes, but it includes smaller pools of water such as ponds, wetlands, or more rarely, puddles.
Which landform is an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean?
A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.
What is a part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline?
UNIT ONE – GEOGRAPHIC TERMS
| A | B |
|---|---|
| GULF | PART OF A LARGE BODY OF WATER THAT EXTENDS INTO A SHORELINE, LARGER THAN A BAY |
| HARBOR | A SHELTERED PLACE ALONG A SHORELINE WHERE SHIPS CAN ANCHOR SAFELY |
| HIGHLAND | ELEVATED LAND AREA SUCH AS A HILL, MOUNTAIN, OR PLATEAU |
| HILL | ELEVATED LAND WITH SLOPING SIDES, SMALLER THAN A MOUNTAIN |
What is the large area of land?
A landmass, or land mass, is a large region or area of land. The term is often used to refer to lands surrounded by an ocean or sea, such as a continent or a large island. In the field of geology, a landmass is a defined section of continental crust extending above sea level.
What is area of land drained by a river and its branches area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations?
UNIT ONE – GEOGRAPHIC TERMS
| A | B |
|---|---|
| BASIN | AREA OF LAND DRAINED BY A GIVEN RIVER AND ITS BRANCHES, AREA OF LAND SURROUNDED BY LANDS OF HIGHER ELEVATIONS |
| BAY | PART OF A LARGE BODY OF WATER THAT EXTENDS INTO A COASTLINE |
| CANYON | DEEP AND NARROW VALLEY WITH STEEP WALLS |
| CAPE | POINT OF LAND SURROUNDED BY A BODY OF WATER |
What is an area of land that sticks out into a lake?
A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. What is an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean? A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river. What is a piece of land jutting out into the sea called? promontory, foreland. in the sense of headland.
How are land features connected to water bodies?
A piece of land almost completely surrounded by water. It is usually connected to a larger land body by a narrow land strip called a neck or an isthmus. Point. The narrow tip-end of a cape, headland, peninsula, or other land feature jutting into a body of water.
Which is an example of a headland landform?
A headland is an area of land that extends into a large body of water. It is often a cliff or other elevated landform overlooking a sea or ocean.
What kind of land is surrounded by water?
A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water on all sides is known as an island. A group of islands is called an archipelago. What is the largest inland water on Earth?