1. GEOGRAPHY TERMS THESE ARE THE KEY TERMS/FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF OUR PLANET LEARN THEM…..KNOW THEM…..LIVE THEM!!!!!

2. Island

3. body of land completely surrounded by water

4. Archipelago

5. group of islands

6. Ocean

7. the large body of salt water that covers around 3/4ths of the earth’s surface

8. Lagoon Atoll

9. Lagoon body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier.(coral reef)

10. Atoll ring-shaped coral reef that encircles a lagoon partially or completely

11. Sea

12. smaller than an ocean and usually located where the land and ocean meet, partially enclosed by land.

13. Coast

14. the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land

15. Beach Dunes

16. Beach a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks

17. Dunes a mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.

18. Peninsula

19. large body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

20. Cape

21. A point of land that juts out into water

22. Bay

23. a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward

24. Gulf

25. a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth

26. Strait

27. a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water

28. Channel

29. a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water

30. Canal

31. man-made waterways constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to provide water for irrigation

32. Fjord

33. a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley

34. Marsh

35. an area of low-lying land that usually remains waterlogged at all times

36. Lake

37. a large body of water surrounded by land

38. River

39. a large natural stream of water that runs into a larger body of water

40. Basin

41. A region drained by a river and its tributaries

42. Tributary

43. a stream, river, or glacier that feeds another larger one

44. Waterfall

45. is a place where water flows over the edge of a steep cliff or rocks and falls into another body of water

46. Swamp

47. a tract of wet, spongy land with trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation

48. Forest

49. a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush

50. Rain Forest

51. a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall

52. Jungle

53. an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics

54. Plain

55. Plains a large area of flat land with few trees

56. Prairie

57. a large open area of grassland, especially in the Mississippi River valley

58. Desert

59. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports extremely little or no vegetation at all

60. Oasis

61. a fertile spot in a desert where water is found

62. Mesa

63. an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides

64. Hill

65. a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain

66. Valley

67. a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it

68. Plateau

69. an area of relatively high flat ground

70. Cliff

71. a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea

72. Canyon

73. a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it

74. Mountain

75. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising high above the surrounding area

76. Cave

77. An open chamber, typically of natural origin, located inside of a mountain, hill, or cliff etc.

78. Volcano

79. a mountain with a hole in the top or side that sometimes sends out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion

80. Tundra

81. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen

82. Glacier

83. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the mountains accumulation and compaction of snow on or near the poles

84. Iceberg

85. a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea