GEOGRAPHY TERMS

one of five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/18/2e/18/the-ocean.jpg

A body of water generally smaller than an ocean Gulf of Mexico Spencer Gulf

A body of water partially enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf Bay of Biscay Anchor Bay, Malta

narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water http://www.eosnap.com/public/media/2008/09/gibraltar/gibraltar-full.jpg

It usually has fertile soil called silt. Nile River An area of land at the end of a river that forms usually triangular in shape. It usually has fertile soil called silt.

place where a river widens & flows into a larger body of water mouth http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~sm00dmd/photodb/river%20mouth%201973.jpg

small river or stream that flows into a large river http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_images/0505/0000/0147/Confluence_with_Roman_River_Wivenhoe_2_mid.jpg

large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth http://www.simonhampel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/20080214-40d_4190.jpg

mountains, hills, plateaus, plains

A series (group) of peaks higher than hills.

Height of land above sea level

Long low area of land between mountains or hills (often has a river flowing through it) Waipi’o Valley Hawaii Death Valley California

a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain http://www.geocities.com/rhorii/PhotoGallery/WST-HillsSW-PICT8171.JPG

area of high, usually flat land but can be rolling Colorado Plateau Zion National Park, Utah

A large area of flat, level land, (low elevation) and often covered with grasses http://www.great-adventures.com/images/tanzania/Unending%20Plain.jpg

land suitable for growing crops Arable Land http://www.winslow.bg/bansko-real-estate/en/prop/uf/project_pics/agric/agri1.jpg

A large piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water (at least 3 sides)

narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.navis.gr/canals/images/co_space.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.navis.gr/canals/co_space.htm&h=639&w=639&sz=53&tbnid=Ng8iSiV-akJaeM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Disthmus&zoom=1&q=isthmus&usg=__C_ElMM4L1UryJ7pdgnhPsQfAurw=&sa=X&ei=DJswTayoI8GclgfKipWjCg&ved=0CEIQ9QEwBw http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/photo186722.htm

Body of land completely surrounded by water

a group of islands

area that receives less than 10 inches of rain in a year Sand Dunes, Australia Unknown site HP sample pictures

FIND AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING ON YOUR MAP Ocean Gulf Bay Strait Delta Tributary Glacier Coast Mountain range Valley Plateau Plain Peninsula Isthmus Island Archipelago Cape Desert