GEOGRAPHY TERMS

one of five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents

Gulf A body of water generally smaller than an ocean

A body of water partially enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf Bay of Biscay

narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

Delta (mouth) An area of land at the end of a river that forms usually triangular in shape. It usually has fertile soil called silt.

place where a river widens & flows into a larger body of water

small river or stream that flows into a large river

large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth

mountains, hills, plateaus, plains

A series (group) of peaks higher than hills.

Elevation Height of land above sea level

Valley Long low area of land between mountains or hills (often has a river flowing through it) Waipi’o Valley Hawaii Death Valley California

a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain

area of high, usually flat land but can be rolling Colorado Plateau Zion National Park, Utah

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

land suitable for growing crops

Peninsula A large piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water (at least 3 sides)

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Body of land completely surrounded by water

a group of islands

area that receives less than 10 inches of rain in a year Sand Dunes, Australia Unknown site HP sample pictures

FIND AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING ON YOUR MAP Ocean Gulf Bay Strait Delta Tributary Glacier Coast Mountain range Valley Plateau Plain Peninsula Isthmus Island Archipelago Cape Desert