1. Academic Language 1.I’ve never heard of this word. 2.I’ve heard it but I can’t define it. 3.I know this word and sometimes use it. 4.I know this word so well I could teach it!

2. Landform Matrix Copy the definitions Write the Examples in Washington Draw a picture using FOUR colors

3. Plateau – high, wide, flat land several miles across Masada, Israel

4. Plateaus Table Mountain, S. Africa Table Rock, S. Oregon

5. Columbia Plateau region in WA State The Columbia Plateau area covers about 100,000 square miles in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho and is noted for its diverse landforms. When irrigated, the lava soil along the Snake River area of this plateau becomes very fertile.

6. Island – a body of land completely surrounded by water

7. San Juan Islands in Washington State

8. Strait – a narrow passageway of water between two bodies of land. Strait of Gibraltar, Spain

9. Strait of Hormuz, Middle East

10. Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA, USA

11. Peninsula – a body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.

12. Peninsula Olympic Peninsula, Washington

13. Bay – a body of water that curves into the coastline.

14. Willapa Bay in Washington

15. Harbor – a sheltered part of a body of water; deep enough for serving ships.

16. Harbors in Washington State – Gig Harbor, Grays Harbor, Roche Harbor

17. Mountain – high rugged land Mt. St. Helens Mt. Rainier

18. Mountains Mt. Everest

19. Mountain Range – a row or group of connected mountains Cascade Mountain Range, WA State

20. Mountain Range Oberhalbstein Mountain Range, Central Eastern Alps

21. Basin (Valley) – Wide bowl-shaped areas Horseshoe Basin, WA State

22. Basin (Valley) Palas Valley, Kohistan - Pakistan

23. Coastline – the shape or outline of a coast Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, WA

24. Coastline Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

25. Sound – a long, wide inlet of the ocean Puget Sound - Seattle, WA

26. Sound Howe Sound – British Columbia, Canada

27. Ocean – masses of salt water, making up 72% of Earth’s surface Earth’s Oceans Pacific Atlantic Indian Arctic