GEOGRAPHY TERMS

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

Gulf 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 BAY

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

Delta (mouth) 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 DELTA mouth http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~sm00dmd/photodb/river%20mouth%201973.jpg

small river or stream that flows into a large river Tributary 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 Glacier http://www.simonhampel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/20080214-40d_4190.jpg

mountains, hills, plateaus, plains Landform (s) mountains, hills, plateaus, plains

A series (group) of peaks higher than hills. Mountain Range

Elevation Height of land above sea level

Valley 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 Hills 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

Plain 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

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

narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas Isthmus 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 Island

Archipelago a group of islands

coast

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