https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li Geography 2016 en-us 2016-09-26 16:07:40 UTC 2016-09-29 16:08:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126431044 a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.]]> 2016-09-26 16:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126431044 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126431495 A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. Earth's volcanoes occur because its crust is broken into 17 major, rigid tectonic plates that float on a hotter, softer layer in its mantle.]]> 2016-09-26 16:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126431495 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126433904 A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism.]]> 2016-09-26 16:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126433904 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126720157 a very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.]]> 2016-09-27 15:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126720157 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126723151 a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountai]]> 2016-09-27 16:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126723151 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126723495 a large body of water surrounded by land]]> 2016-09-27 16:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126723495 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126726117 a piece of land surrounded by water.]]> 2016-09-27 16:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126726117 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126727263 a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides]]> 2016-09-27 16:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126727263 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126729308 In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation. Generally deserts are defined as areas that receive an average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm (10 inches)]]> 2016-09-27 16:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126729308 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126730372 a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.]]> 2016-09-27 16:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/126730372 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127020713 A river delta is a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or (more rarely) another river that cannot transport away the supplied sediment.]]> 2016-09-28 16:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127020713 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127021026 A peninsula (Latin: paeninsula from paene "almost" and insula "island") is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland.]]> 2016-09-28 16:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127021026 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127022028 A glacier is a huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land. The term “glacier” comes from the French word glace (glah-SAY), which means ice. Glaciers are often called “rivers of ice.” Glaciers fall into two groups: alpine glaciers and ice sheets.]]> 2016-09-28 16:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127022028 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127023572 an area of relatively level high ground.]]> 2016-09-28 16:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127023572 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127025616 a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.]]> 2016-09-28 16:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127025616 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127026663 a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks.]]> 2016-09-28 16:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127026663 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127027265 A bluff is a type of broad, rounded cliff. Most bluffs border a river, beach, or other coastal area. ... In fact, a “bluff line” defines the outer limits of a river's flood plain, and is often another name for valley wall. A flood plain's bluff lines may be steep and narrow, or they may be wide and gentle.]]> 2016-09-28 16:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127027265 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127028183 A canyon (Spanish: cañón) or gorge is a deep ravine between pairs of escarpments or cliffs and is the most often carved landscape by the erosive activity of a river overgeologic timescales.]]> 2016-09-28 16:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127028183 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127309528 In geography and geology, a cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers.]]> 2016-09-29 16:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127309528 dresshun https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127311463 In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by wind or the flow of water. Dunes occur in different shapes and sizes, formed by interaction with the flow of air or water.]]> 2016-09-29 16:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dresshun/mmln74aei3li/wish/127311463