3rd Period by Alan Cuevas https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4 Geo Vocab en-us 2017-09-13 15:30:06 UTC 2017-09-20 15:28:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Bay cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187228152 a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.]]> 2017-09-13 15:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187228152 Cape cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187228232 A cape is a high point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean. Some capes, such as the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, are parts of large landmasses. Others, such as Cape Hatteras in the U.S. state of North Carolina, are parts of islands.]]> 2017-09-13 15:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187228232 Basin cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187230099 They can be created over thousands of years or almost overnight. The major types of basins are river drainage basins, structural basins, and ocean basins. A river drainage basin is an area drained by a river and all of its tributaries. A river basin is made up of many different watersheds.


]]> 2017-09-13 15:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187230099 Channel a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas. cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187612458 2017-09-14 15:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187612458 delta cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187612563 A land-form where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea, dessert, estuary or lake]]> 2017-09-14 15:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187612563 glacier cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187612677 a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.



]]> 2017-09-14 15:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187612677 gulf cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187613626 a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth]]> 2017-09-14 15:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187613626 harbor cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187613731 a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures.


]]> 2017-09-14 15:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187613731 island cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187613829 a piece of land surrounded by water.


]]> 2017-09-14 15:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187613829 oasis cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187613993 a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.]]> 2017-09-14 15:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187613993 ocean current cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614065 An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, cabbeling, temperature and salinity differences, while tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon.


]]> 2017-09-14 15:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614065 river cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614196 a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.]]> 2017-09-14 15:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614196 sea cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614258 the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses.]]> 2017-09-14 15:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614258 seacoast cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614354 the part of the land adjoining or near the sea]]> 2017-09-14 15:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614354 volcano a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust. cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614413 2017-09-14 15:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187614413 continental dived cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187617957
A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea.
]]> 2017-09-14 15:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187617957 escarpment cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187619023 An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as an effect of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations. Usually escarpment is used interchangeably with scarp.]]> 2017-09-14 15:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187619023 strait cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187619353 a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.]]> 2017-09-14 15:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187619353 tribulary cuevasalan https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187619491 a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.]]> 2017-09-14 15:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cuevasalan/ssitxky2eyb4/wish/187619491