1. Geography Terms – Q2

2. Cataract
steep rapids in a river

3. desert
a dry region with very little plants or animals

4. delta
a triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river

5. marsh
a low-lying wetland with grassy vegetation

6. dune
hill of sand piled up by the wind

7. harbor
area where ships can dock safely by land

8. oasis
an isolated area of vegetation in a desert often surrounding a water source

9. valley
an area of low land between mountains or hills

10. waterfall
a flow of water over the edge of a cliff
Niagara
Falls

11. canyon
a deep valley with steep sides
Grand
Canyon

12. source
place where a river begins

13. globe
a sphere on which a map (earth) is represented

14. savanna
tropical grassland with scattered trees and bushes

15. channel
a body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

16. lake
body of water with land on all sides