Geo terms 11-20

Canyon

a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it a deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river. A valley with a stream/river flowing in it

Butte

a flat-topped rock or hill formation with steep sides. an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land. A hill/mountain with steep sides rising around land

Ocean

a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. Oceans cover more the two-thirds of the Earth's surface the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface A large body of water that covers some of Earth's surface

Sea

a large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean. A sea may be partly or completely surrounded by land. the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface A body of water that covers most of Earth's surface that is usually connected to an ocean

Oasis

a place in the desert that has water and is fertile. an area in a desert where there is water and plants A place in a desert where water and plants are.

Tributary

a stream or river that flows into a larger river. a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water. A stream that continues into a bigger river.

Swamp

a type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddly land and a lot of water. Many trees and shrubs grow in swamps. a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation. Wet, spongy land and a lot of plants and water.

Marsh

a type of freshwater, brackish water or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, pond, lakes and coasts. Marsh plants grow up out of the water. an area of soft, wet land that has many grasses and other plants A saltwater wetland found along rivers, ponds,lakes and coast that has many grasses and different plants that grow up out of the water.

Sound

a wide inlet of the sea or ocean that is parallel to the coastline; it often separates a coastline from a nearby island. A relatively narrow passage of water between larger bodies of water or between the mainland and an island A wide inlet of the sea or ocean between larger bodies of water

Wetland

an area of land that is often wet; the soil in wetlands are often low in oxygen. Wetland plants are adapted to life in wet soil. There are many types of wetlands, including: swamp, slough, fen, bog, marsh, moor, muskeg, peatland, bottomland, delmarva, mire, wet meadow, riparian, etc. a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog. A wet area of land and soil such as a marsh, or swamp