Study

Relief

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  • The thin and solid outer layer of the Earth
    crust
  • Name of the theory
    Continental drift
  • What is that?
    Tsunami
  • A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
    Peninsula
  • A group of islands.
    Archipelago
  • A flat terrain that is elevated above the surrounding area, usually higher than 500 m. above sea level.
    Plateau
  • Extension of the continent under the sea waters (200 m. approximately)
    Continental shelf
  • A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
    Delta
  • A portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land
    Gulf
  • A flat and deep surface (4000 m.) in the ocean floor.
    Abbysal plain