geography vocab words for seventh grade

Front

A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water.

Back

strait

Front

A very dry area

Back

Desert

Front

A piece of land surrounded by water.

Back

island

Front

A body of land surrounded by water on three sides.

Back

peninsula

Front

Flat land with minor elevation changes.

Back

Plain

Front

A tall natural elevation on Earth, higher than a hill.

Back

mountains

Front

Part of an ocean or sea partly surrounded by land, larger than a bay.

Back

gulf

Front

A group of islands clustered in a sea or ocean.

Back

archipelago

Front

A low sandy island atop a reef

Back

cay

Front

Area of land often wet, with low oxygen soil; plants adapted to wet conditions.

Back

wetland