Ciencias

VOCABULARY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
An atoll is a coral reef left behind after a volcano island and sinks below sea level. ATOLÓN
A basin is a bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher lands. CUENCA
A bay is a body of water that form part of a sea or an ocean and is partly enclosed by land. BAHÍA
A beach is a sandy stretch of land next to a body of water. PLAYA
A canal is a man-made waterway.CANAL
A canyon is a deep narrow valley with steep sides. CAÑÓN
A cape is a point of land that extends into the water. CABO
A cataract is a large waterfall. CATARATA
A cave is a hollow passage into or under the earth. CUEVA
A channel is the deepest part of a body of water. CAUCE
A cliff is a high steep face of rock or earth. ACANTILADO
A delta is a triangle-shaped area of land at the mouthof the river. DELTA
A depression is a basin that may be below sea level. DEPRESIÓN
A dessert is dry land and few plants. DESIERTO
A dune is a hill of sand piled up by the wind. DUNA
A fjord is a deep narrow part of sea and ocean high steep blanks. FIORDO
A gap is a low passage through hills or mountains. DESFILADERO
A glacier is a large mass of ice that moves slowly under a mountain or acrossland. GLACIAR
A gulf is a body of water partly enclosed by land but is larger than a bay. GOLFO
A harbor is areas of water were ships can dock safely near the land. PUERTO
Highlands are a high area with elevated lands. TIERRAS ALTAS
A hill is land that rises above the ground around it. COLINA
An island is land that has water on all sides. ISLA
A lagoon is a body of shallow water. LAGUNA
Alake is a body of water that has land on all sides. LAGO
Lowlands are large area of mostly flat land. TIERRAS BAJAS
Marsh is a low land with moist soil and tall grasses. PANTANO
A mesa is a flat topped mountain with steep sides. COLINA
A mouth of a river is a place were the river empties into another body of water. DESEMBOCADURA
An oasis is an area of water and fertile land with dessert onall sides. OASIS
A peak is the pointed summit of a mountain. PICO
A peninsula is land that is almost completely surrounded by water. PENÍNSULA
A plane is flat land. PLANO
A plateau is an area of high flat land with steep sides. MESETA
A range is a chain of mountains. SERIE
A reef is a ridge of sand, rock, or coral that lies at or near the surface of a sea or an ocean. ARRECIFE
A reservoiris a man-made body of water. RESERVA
A river is a large stream of water that flows across the land. RÍO
A riverbank is a piece of land along the river. ORILLA DEL RÍO
A savannah is a large area of crash-land containing scattered trees. SABANA
Sea level is the level that is even with the surface of an ocean or sea. NIVEL DEL MAR
A shore is the land along the edge of a lake, sea or ocean. COSTAA source of a river is places were a river or stream begins. FUENTE
A strait is the narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. ESTRECHO
A stream is a small flowing body of water that flows across the land. TORRENTE
A swamp is an area of flow wet land with trees. PANTANO
A tributary is a stream or river that empties into a larger river. AFLUENTE
A valley is low landbetween hills or mountains. VALLE
A volcano is an opening on the earth often raised through reach lava, rock, asses and gasses are forced out. VOLCANO
A waterfall is a steep drop from a high place to a lower place in a stream or river. CASCADA
Wetlands are areas of land saturated with water. TIERRAS HÚMEDAS
QUESTIONS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
1 WHAT IS AN ATOLL? Is a coral reef left between after avolcano island and sinks below sea level. ATOLÓN
2 WHAT IS A BASIN? Is a bowl-shaped area surrounded by higher lands. CUENCA
3 WHAT IS A BAY? Is a body of water that form part of seas or oceans and there is partly enclosed by land. BAHÍA
4 WHAT IS A BEACH? Is a sandy stretch of land next t a body of water. PLAYA
5 WHAT IS A CANAL? Is a man-made waterway. CANAL
6 WHAT IS A CANYON? Is a steep...