Geographical Terms

7. Land formed at the mouth of a river where it deposits sediment into the sea
8. A crescent-shaped lake formed when a meander is cut off from a river.
10. A sharp ridge between two glacial valleys.
12. The movement of rock and soil from one place to another by rivers, ice, or wind
13. When rivers, ice, or wind drop the materials they are carrying.
15. When a glacier picks up rocks as it moves over the land.
17. The scraping and wearing away of rock by other rock or sediment carried by ice, water, or wind

1. A valley with steep sides and a flat bottom, carved by a glacier.
2. Rocks formed from layers of sand, mud, or other material pressed together over time
3. A place where a river falls over a cliff or steep drop.
4. The process where rock and soil are worn away by wind, water, or ice
5. A large bend in a river.
6. A pointed mountain peak formed when several glaciers erode a mountain from different sides
9. Rocks that have been changed by heat or pressure deep underground
11. A huge, slow-moving mass of ice that shapes the landscape as it moves.
14. Rocks formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
16. A bowl-shaped hollow found on mountains, formed by glacial erosion