LANDSCAPE VOCABULARY

Estuary: The area where a river meets the sea or ocean, characterized by brackish water.

Sentence: The Lakonee River and the Atlantic Ocean form an estuary not far from our home

Cape: A pointed piece of land that extends into a sea or ocean.

Sentence: we could see the island from the cape

Stream: A small, narrow river or watercourse.

Sentence: A steady stream of visitors came to the house

Cliff: A steep, vertical rock face or slope.

Sentence: It was pretty hairy climbing down the cliff.

Canyon: A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often carved by a river.

Sentence: The Grand Canyon never fails to impress people

Dune: A mound or ridge of sand formed by wind action

Sentence: In the morning we drove into the dunes to watch the sunrise

Tundra: A cold, treeless area where the ground is permanently frozen.

Sentence: Few plants grow in tundra regions.

Savanna: A tropical or subtropical grassland with scattered trees and shrubs.

Sentence: With few trees on the savanna, the tourists had little escape from the heat.

Prairie: An extensive area of flat or rolling grassland.

Sentence: The train tracks extend over miles of prairie.

Foothills: The lower slopes of a mountain or hilly area.

Sentence: We went trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas

Archipelago: A group or chain of islands.

Sentence: Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world.