1. Geography Terms
6th grade 2016

2. Ocean
One of five major bodies of salt water that surrounded the continents.

3. A part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land
Gulf
A part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land

4. Bay
Body of water partially enclosed by land, smaller than the gulf.

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

6. Delta - (Mouth)
The place where a river widens and empties into a larger body of water.

7. Tributary
A stream that flows into a larger body of water.

8. Glacier -
A slow moving mass of ice (usually in mountains)

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

10. Elevation -
Height of land above sea level.

11. Valley -
Lower land between hills mountains.

12. Hills -
A natural elevation of the earth’s surface, smaller than a mountain.

13. Plateau -
Area of high, usually flat land but can be rolling.

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

15. Arable Land -
Land that is suitable (good) for growing crops.

16. Peninsula -
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

17. Isthmus -
A narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land.

18. Island -
An area of land completely surrounded by water.

19. Archipelago
A series or group of islands.

20. Coast -
Land along the edge of a continent that borders water.

21. Cape -
A point of land along the coastline that extends into the water.

22. Tropics Area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Typical weather in the Tropics…...

23. Desert -
An area of land with little or no water or plant life.