Did you know? Our world is a big mind-boggling place and it has so many mind-blowing geographical features that nobody knows about. There are so many geography terms beginning with alphabets A-Z and among them did you know what are some geographical terms starting with S? Play our geography terms quiz to discover them.
The saddle is the region surrounding the elevational low point or the ridge connecting the two summits.
A salt pan is considered as a large, flat surface of land naturally covered with salt or other minerals. Salt pans are commonly found in deserts, where they form dissolved mineral solids as a large body of water evaporates.
A scarp is a steep cliff or steep slope, formed because of faulting or by the erosion of inclined rocks.
A mountain or volcano rising from the ocean floor whose summit does not reach the water’s surface.
Seismograph is a scientific instrument that detects and records vibrations (seismic waves) produced by earthquakes.
Serac is a large block of glacial ice formed by the intersection of numerous crevasses where the glacier fragments as it reaches a steep slope. They are usually found in icefalls, especially in mountainous terrain.
A broad area of old rocks above sea level that is usually characterized by thin, poor soils and low population densities.
Shoal is a naturally submerged ridge, bank, that is covered by sand or other material. It usually rises from the bed of a body of water that is just below or above the surface.
Slough is considered as a type of wetland that is usually a swamp or a shallow lake. In which water tends to be stagnant or flows very slowly on a seasonal basis.
Soil Horizon is a distinct layer of soil encountered in the vertical section.
A lateral ridge or other landform that forms on the the side of a hill and a mountain. It is typically surrounded on at least three sides by steep hillsides.
Snowline is the lowest elevation at which snow remains for years and does not melt even during the summer.
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