1. GEOGRAPHY
TERMS

2. one of five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
Ocean

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

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

5. narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
Strait

6. 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.

7. place where a river widens & flows into a larger body of water
DELTA
mouth

8. small river or stream that flows into a large river
Tributary

9. large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth
Glacier

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

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

12. Elevation
Height of land above sea level

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

14. a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain
Hills

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

16. Plain
A large area of flat, level land, (low elevation) and often covered with grasses

17. land suitable for growing crops
Arable Land

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

19. narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
Isthmus

20. Body of land completely surrounded by water
Island

21. Archipelago
a group of islands

22. coast

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

24. 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