2. Land and Water Geographical Terms

3. Atoll- circle of coral islands that surround a lagoon

4. Archipelago- a group of island clustered together in open ocean

5. Fjord- a long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs

6. Butte- a flat topped rock or hillside with steep sides (usually isolated)

7. Mesa- an isolated hill with a flat top and steep sides (bigger than a butte but smaller than a plateau)

8. Plateau- an area of large, flat area of land that is higher than surrounding land

9. Lagoon- a shallow body of water that is located along a coast

10. Geyser- a natural hot spring that periodically shoots steaming hot water into the air

11. Palisade- a line of long, steep cliffs usually along a river

12. Source- the beginning of a river

13. Mouth- where a river flows into an ocean, a lake, a stream, or another river

14. Delta- formed at the mouth of a river and is formed by the sand, small rocks and mud that flow downstream and are deposited in the delta

15. Strait- a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

16. Isthmus- a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of lan

17. Bay- a body of water that cuts into the land (smaller than a gulf)

18. Gulf- a body of water that cuts into the land larger than a bay

19. Peninsula- a body of land that is nearly surrounded by water (on 3 sides)

20. Cape- a pointed piece of land that sticks out into the ocean, a river or lake

21. Sound- a body of water that separates the mainland from an island (it is often parallel to the coastline )

22. Valley- an area of low land between hills or mountains

23. Plain- a large area of fairly flat land