1. Geography Vocab
Atlas p. 8-9

2. 1) Bay
A small body of water extending into land
**Smaller than a gulf

3. 2) Cape A point of land extending into water
**Smaller than a peninsula

4. 3) Capital
The location of the seat of government

5. 4) City
A community with many people

6. 5) Compass Rose
Instrument or map drawing that is used to show direction

7. 6) Delta
A low, fan-shaped area of soil at a river’s mouth

8. 7) Desert
Land area with little or no precipitation and few plants

9. 8) Gulf
A part of an ocean or sea that extends into land

10. 9) Island
An area of land completely surrounded by water

11. 10) Isthmus
A narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that connects two larger areas of land

12. 11) Key/ Legend
A part of a map that explains what the symbols mean

13. 12) Lake
A body of water completely surrounded by land

14. 13) Mountain
The highest form of land on the Earth’s surface

15. 14) Ocean
One of the four large bodies of salt water on the Earth’s surface

16. 15) Peninsula
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides

17. 16) Plain
A flat or level area of land

18. 17) Plateau
An area of high, flat land

19. 18) River
A large body of flowing water

20. 19) Strait
A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

21. 20) Tributary
A stream feeding a larger stream or a lake

22. “The Land of…” Guidelines
18 Landforms and Names ____(1 point for each)
18 Legend symbols for each landform ____ (1 point for each symbol)
Compass Rose (include intermediate directions) ____
Neatness ____
Creativity _____
Total ____/ 60