Objective: To examine the major forms of land masses and bodies of water.

Island – land area that is surrounded by water Long Island Archipelago – chain of islands Hawaiian Islands

Gulf – arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land, usually larger than a bay. Gulf of Mexico Peninsula – piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides Florida

Desert – area that has little or no moisture or vegetation Sahara Desert, Africa Mountain – high, steep, rugged land that rises sharply above the surrounding land. Mount McKinley, Alaska

River – large stream of water that empties into an ocean, lake, or another river Hudson and Mohawk Rivers Delta– area where a river breaks off into tributaries emptying out into a larger body of water Nile River Delta

Isthmus – narrow strip of land joining two large land areas or joining a peninsula to a mainland. Isthmus of Panama Strait – narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water Strait of Gibraltar

Lake – body of fresh water surrounded by land Great Lakes Sea – large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean Black Sea

Plateau Valley An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom

Central (Latin) America Continent – any of seven large land masses on the Earth’s surface Europe Africa North America Asia Sub-continent – an area of land that is part of a continent but is separated by something (landform, language, etc. India Central (Latin) America Australia South America Antarctica

Ocean – any of the large bodies of salt water on the Earth’s surface. Arctic Ocean C Atlantic Ocean B Pacific Ocean A Indian Ocean D What is missing here?!?!?