My Geography Book By

ATOLL A circle of small islands with a lagoon in the center

BUTTE A mountain with a small, flat top

CAVE A hole in the side of a hill or mountain

DELTA An area at the mouth of a river, often fan-shaped, where plants grow easily

DESERT A hot, dry, flat area usually covered with sand

GULF A body of ocean water mostly surrounded by land

HILL A rounded area of land rising above the plains

ICEBERG A large piece of ice floating in an ocean

LAGOON Shallow seawater surrounded by a circle of islands

LAKE Water surrounded by land

MESA A mountain with a large, flat top

MOUNTAIN Land rising high above the plains

OCEAN One of the main bodies of water that cover the earth

PENINSULA Land that “sticks out” into water

PLAINS A large area of flat land

RIVER A long, large stream

VALLEY The low land between hills or mountains

VOLCANO A mountain with a hole in the top that hot lava can flow out of

WATERFALL Water that flows over the edge of a cliff