Social studies vocabulary Flashcards

Lowland

Low lying or flat land.

Eroded

To be gradually worn away by the action of wind.

Glacier

Large thick sheets of moving ice.

Flatland

Large stretch of level land that doesn't vary in height.

Rivervalley

A low lying of land formed by a river.

Elevation

The height of a specific location such as sea level.

Grassland

Land on which grasses or low land green plants are the main vegetation.

Continental Divide

A line of elevated land in the Rocky Mountains from which rivers flow
from ether side.

Death valley

Lowest point in North America located in the basin and range.

Harbors

Part of a body near the coast in which ships can anchor safely.