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Terms to Know
Fill in the missing letters in these geographical terms.
Archipelago: An expanse of water with many small islands scattered in it, or a group of islands.
B-y: A body of water partly enclosed by land, but having a wide outlet to the sea.
Ca-yo-: A deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky wails carved by a river or stream; often has a river
running along the bottom.
-ape: A point of land that juts out into water.
C-a-tli-e: Land that lies along an ocean or other body of water.
Da-: A barrier built to control the flow of water.
D-s-rt: Arid, barren land.
-u-f: A part of the ocean extending into land.
H-l-: A raised area of land that is lower than a mountain and usually has a rounded top.
I-l-t: An arm off a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands.)
-sl-nd: A body of land, smaller than a continent, that is entirely surrounded by water.
I-th-us: A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
La-e: A body of water surrounded entirely by land. It usually has fresh water, not salt.
Mo-nt-in: A raised area of land, higher than a hill, often having steep, rocky sides.
-o-nta-n ra-g-: A chain of mountains.
-ce-n: A large body of water separating continents. (not shown)
P-ni-su-a: A piece of land that juts into a body of water, but is joined to a larger landmass
Pl-i-: A broad area of mostly flat, low-lying land.
-lat-au: A broad area of mostly flat land at a high elevation.
Re-er-o-r: An artificial lake created to collect water.
-i-er: A large stream of water that runs into a lake, a sea, or an ocean.
R-ver –el-a: An area where a river breaks up into smaller streams before emptying into a large body of
water.
-ea: A large body of water, partly or entirely surrounded by land. It is usually larger than a lake and has
saltwater.
So-n-: A long, broad area of ocean lying between (and generally parallel to) two coastlines.
-tr-it: A short, narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
T-i-ut-ry: A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
-al-ey: An area of low-lying land between mountains or hills.
Vol-an-: An opening in a mountain or hill that may erupt or has erupted with lava, gases, and ash.
QUESTIONS
1. What is smaller than an ocean, larger than a lake, and normally has salt water? -2. What is the name given to a hooked or curved area of land that extends into a sea or ocean? -3. What would you call flat land that lies at a high altitude? -4. A large area of flat land at a low altitude would be called what? -5. What is the name for a narrow strip of land joining two larger areas of land? -6. What is the name for a narrow strip of water that joins two larger bodies of water? -7. What is the only human-made body of water shown on the illustration? -8. What would you call a large group of islands in a sea or ocean? -9. Land completely surrounds this body of water. What is it? -10. In the U.S., the Missouri river is a of the Mississippi River. -ANSWERS
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Terms to Know
KEY
Fill in the missing letters in these geographical terms.
Archipelago: An expanse of water with many small islands scattered in it, or a group of islands.
Bay: A body of water partly enclosed by land, but having a wide outlet to the sea.
Canyon: A deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky wails carved by a river or stream; often has a river
running along the bottom.
Cape: A point of land that juts out into water.
Coastline: Land that lies along an ocean or other body of water.
Dam: A barrier built to control the flow of water.
Desert: Arid, barren land.
Gulf: A part of the ocean extending into land.
Hill: A raised area of land that is lower than a mountain and usually has a rounded top.
Inlet: An arm off a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands.)
Island: A body of land, smaller than a continent, that is entirely surrounded by water.
Isthmus: A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
Lake: A body of water surrounded entirely by land. It usually has fresh water, not salt.
Mountain: A raised area of land, higher than a hill, often having steep, rocky sides.
Mountain range: A chain of mountains.
Ocean: A large body of water separating continents. (not shown)
Peninsula: A piece of land that juts into a body of water, but is joined to a larger landmass
Plain: A broad area of mostly flat, low-lying land.
Plateau: A broad area of mostly flat land at a high elevation.
Reservoir: An artificial lake created to collect water.
River: A large stream of water that runs into a lake, a sea, or an ocean.
River delta: An area where a river breaks up into smaller streams before emptying into a large body of
water.
Sea: A large body of water, partly or entirely surrounded by land. It is usually larger than a lake and
has saltwater.
Sound: A long, broad area of ocean lying between (and generally parallel to) two coastlines.
Strait: A short, narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
Tributary: A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
Valley: An area of low-lying land between mountains or hills.
Volcano: An opening in a mountain or hill that may erupt or has erupted with lava, gases, and ash.
QUESTIONS
1. What is smaller than an ocean, larger than a lake, and normally has salt water? -2. What is the name given to a hooked or curved area of land that extends into a sea or ocean? -3. What would you call flat land that lies at a high altitude? -4. A large area of flat land at a low altitude would be called what? -5. What is the name for a narrow strip of land joining two larger areas of land? -6. What is the name for a narrow strip of water that joins two larger bodies of water? -7. What is the only human-made body of water shown on the illustration? -8. What would you call a large group of islands in a sea or ocean? -9. Land completely surrounds this body of water. What is it? -10. In the U.S., the Missouri river is a of the Mississippi River. -ANSWERS
1. Sea
2. Cape
3. Plateau
4. Plain
5. Isthmus
6. Strait
7. Dam
8. Archipelago
9. Island
10. Tributary