Land Terms
Africa Unit
Butte
Mesa
Plateau
Desert
Dune
Horizon
Oasis
Mountain
Escarpment
Praire
Plains
Tundra
Isthmus
Knob
Knoll
Meadow
Tableland
Teacher Notes from list above…
#1- Difference between a Butte & Mesa = Butte is taller than it is wide & a Mesa is wider than tall
#2 - Butte (small) Mesa (Medium) Tableland (Larger) Plateau (XL)…all are “flat top hills”
#3 - Knob & Knoll are Synonyms (two words that mean same thing)
#4 - Prairie & Plains can be used the same or can replace each other (Synonyms)