1. Physical Features Dictionary
OBJECTIVES:
To identify and locate major physical features.
ACTIVITIES:
Physical Features Dictionary
Key Words:
physical feature
archipelago
bay
delta
gulf
strait
isthmus
peninsula
plain
plateau
valley
Guiding Question:
What major physical features are found on Earth?

2. What do physical maps show?
WARM-UP
What do physical maps show?

3. What are physical features?
Physical features include landforms and bodies of water that are found on Earth.

4. GULF

5. BAY

6. An area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land
GULF/BAY
An area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land
Gulf is larger and deeper than a bay

7. STRAIT

8. STRAIT

9. STRAIT

10. A narrow body of water joining two larger bodies of water
STRAIT
A narrow body of water joining two larger bodies of water

11. DELTA

12. DELTA
A triangular area at the mouth (end) of a river, a good spot for farming

13. ARCHIPELAGO

14. ARCHIPELAGO
A group of islands

15. ISTHMUS

16. ISTHMUS

17. ISTHMUS

18. A narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land
ISTHMUS
A narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land

19. PENINSULA

20. A strip of land that extends out into a body of water
PENINSULA
A strip of land that extends out into a body of water

21. VALLEY

22. A low land between mountains or hills
VALLEY
A low land between mountains or hills

23. PLATEAU

24. PLATEAU

25. An elevated, flat “mountain”
PLATEAU
An elevated, flat “mountain”

26. PLAIN

27. Flat land covered with grass
PLAIN
Flat land covered with grass

28. LAND-GREEN OR LIGHT BROWN
COLOR
WATER-BLUE
LAND-GREEN OR LIGHT BROWN