GEOGRAPHY TERMS Go through the slides and write down the definition of all the words on the note sheets I have given you. Mr. Zepeda Pine Middle School

CONTINENT LARGE LAND MASS ON EARTH

OCEAN ONE OF THE LARGE BODIES OF SALT WATER

BAY BODY OF H20 PARTLY ENCLOSED BY LAND

SEA LARGE BODY OF H20 ALMOST ENTIRELY ENCLOSED BY LAND

STRAIT NARROW PASSAGE OF H20 CONNECTING 2 LARGER BODIES OF WATER Mediterranean Sea STRAIT Atlantic Ocean NARROW PASSAGE OF H20 CONNECTING 2 LARGER BODIES OF WATER

TRIBUTARY STREAM FLOWING INTO LARGER STREAM OR RIVER (Think of branches on a tree. Tree trunk = River, Branches = stream

DELTA TRIANGULAR-SHAPED, SILT DEPOSIT AT MOUTH OF THE RIVER

LAKE SIZABLE INLAND BODY OF WATER

LAGOON BODY OF SHALLOW H20 USUALLY CONNECTED TO A LARGER LAKE OR THE SEA

CATARACT LARGE WATERFALL or SERIES OF SMALL WATERFALLS IN A ROW

FJORD LONG, NARROW ARM OF SEA RUNNING BETWEEN HIGH, ROCKY CLIFFS

CAPE POINT OF LAND EXTENDING INTO SEA OR LAKE

SOUND LONG AND NARROW BODY OF H20 (BIGGER THAN STRAIT)CONNECTING LARGER BODIES OF H20

PENINSULA PIECE OF LAND ALMOST SURROUNDED BY WATER

ISTHMUS PIECE OF LAND CONNECTING 2 LARGER PIECES OF LAND

PLATEAU LARGE AREA OF ELEVATED FLAT LAND

MESA HIGH, BROAD, FLAT LAND USUALLY WITH SHARP, ROCKY SLOPES DESCENDING TO THE PLAIN

ATOLL RING-SHAPED CORAL ISLAND, ALMOST COMPLETELY ENCLOSING A LAGOON

ARCHIPELAGO SEA WITH MANY ISLANDS OR THE ISLANDS THEMSELVES

TUNDRA TREELESS, OFTEN FROZEN, ARCTIC PLAIN

SAVANNA LARGE AREA OF TROPICAL GRASSLAND, COVERED IN PART WITH TREES AND SPINY SHRUBS

ESTUARY INLET OF SEA WHERE FRESH WATER FROM RIVERS AND SALT WATER FROM SEA MIX

ICEBERG THICK MASS OF ICE,USUALLY FROM A GLACIER, FLOATING IN THE SEA

OASIS AN AREA IN THE DESERT MADE FERTILE WITH WATER

GEYSER NATURAL HOT SPRING FROM WHICH STEAM, WATER, OR MUD SHOOT INTO THE AIR

RIVER LARGE, NATURAL STREAM OF H20 FLOWING INTO LARGER BODY OF WATER

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE GREAT RIDGE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUMMITS SEPARATING WEST-FLOWING STREAMS FROM EAST-FLOWING STREAMS

LATITUDE DISTANCE ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE MEASURED NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR

LONGITUDE DISTANCE ON EARTH’S SURFACE MEASURED EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN

TROPIC OF CANCER LINE OF LATITUDE IN THE TROPICS AT ABOUT 23 DEGREES NORTH OF THE EQUATOR

TROPIC OF CAPRICORN LINE OF LATITUDE IN THE TROPICS AT ABOUT 23 DEGREES SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR

EQUATOR LINE OF LATITUDE (0 DEGREES) WHICH IS THE SAME DISTANCE FROM BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH POLES

PRIME MERIDIAN THE LINE OF LONGITUDE (0 DEGREES) FROM WHICH LONGITUDE IS MEASURED. IT PASSES THROUGH GREENWICH, ENGLAND

CHANNEL A deep strait: It is safe enough for ships to travel because it is very deep.

GLACIER A LARGE MASS OF ICE THAT MOVES SLOWLY DOWN A MOUNTAIN OR A VALLEY