1. BASIC GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY

2. BAY – an inlet of land on a large body of water
CAPE – point of land surrounded by a body of water
CONTINENT – one of 7 large land masses on earth
DELTA – land built up from soil carried downstream
DIVIDE – stretch of land that separates river basins

3. ELEVATION – height of land above sea level
GLACIER – large body of slowly moving ice in polar regions
GLOBE – sphere shaped model of the earth
GULF – part of a large body of water; larger than a bay
ISLAND – land area completely surrounded by water

4. MONSOON- seasonal wind
LAKE – sizeable inland body of water
MOUNTAIN – land with steep sides; rises sharply from surrounding land
MOUTH OF RIVER – place where a river flows into a larger body of water
OCEAN – major body of salt water; surrounds a continent

5. PENINSULA –body of land almost fully surrounded by water
PLAIN – area of level land; usually at a low level
PLATEAU – area of flat, rolling land at a high elevation
RIVER – large stream of water that runs through land
SEA – large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

6. SOURCE – place where a river or stream begins
STRAIT – narrow stretch of water joining two bodies of water
VALLEY – area of low land between mountains or hills
VOLCANO – mountain created as liquid rock or ash are thrown up from inside the earth