Words from Geography

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. atmosphere
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
  2. aurora
    bands of light caused by charged solar particles
  3. basin
    a bowl-shaped vessel used for holding food or liquids
  4. bay
    an indentation of a shoreline smaller than a gulf
  5. biosphere
    the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist
  6. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
  7. cavern
    a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
  8. cavern
    a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
  9. cliff
    a steep high face of rock
  10. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  11. continent
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
  12. cosmography
    the science that maps the general features of the universe
  13. country
    the territory occupied by a nation
  14. dale
    an open valley in a hilly area
  15. delta
    a low area of alluvial deposits where a river divides
  16. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  17. desert
    arid land with little or no vegetation
  18. dew
    water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight
  19. distributary
    a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
  20. dune
    a ridge of sand created by the wind
  21. east
    the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
  22. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  23. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  24. fjord
    a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
  25. floodplain
    a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
  26. fluvial
    of or relating to or happening in a river
  27. fog
    droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
  28. frost
    ice crystals forming a white deposit
  29. gale
    a strong wind moving 34–40 knots
  30. geographer
    a scientist trained in the study of the earth's surface
  31. geographical
    of or relating to the science of geography
  32. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  33. gulf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
  34. hail
    precipitation of ice pellets
  35. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  36. hydrosphere
    the watery layer of the earth's surface
  37. iceberg
    a large frozen mass floating at sea
  38. isthmus
    a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
  39. lake
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
  40. levanter
    an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area
  41. marsh
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
  42. mesa
    flat tableland with steep edges
  43. mist
    a thin fog with condensation near the ground
  44. mistral
    a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter
  45. monsoon
    a seasonal wind in southern Asia
  46. mountain
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings
  47. north
    the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
  48. oasis
    a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  49. ocean
    a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
  50. oceanography
    the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
  51. oceanology
    the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
  52. orography
    the science of mountains
  53. peninsula
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
  54. plain
    simple
  55. plateau
    a relatively flat raised area of land
  56. political
    involving or characteristic of governing or social power
  57. reef
    a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the water's surface
  58. river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
  59. simoon
    a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
  60. sinkhole
    a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
  61. sirocco
    a hot, dry wind from North Africa that blows into southern Europe
  62. smog
    air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
  63. south
    the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
  64. stalactite
    a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from a cave roof
  65. stalagmite
    a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting from a cave floor
  66. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  67. steppe
    an extensive plain without trees
  68. subcontinent
    a large, distinct landmass that is part of a larger landmass
  69. temperate
    not extreme
  70. topography
    the configuration of a surface and its features
  71. topology
    topographic study of a given place
  72. tornado
    a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
  73. trench
    a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  74. tributary
    a branch that flows into the main stream
  75. tropic
    either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
  76. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
  77. typhoon
    a tropical cyclone in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
  78. universalism
    the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
  79. vale
    a valley
  80. valley
    a long depression in the surface of the land
  81. vortex
    a powerful circular current of water
  82. west
    the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
  83. wetland
    an ecosystem, like a bog or swamp, saturated with water
  84. whirlpool
    a powerful circular current of water
  85. whirlwind
    a column of air spinning around itself
  86. zephyr
    a slight wind
Created on Sun Feb 24 02:01:22 EST 2013 (updated Sun Feb 24 02:16:22 EST 2013)

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