Geography Vocabulary Test Review

Front

Increase or grow

Back

Expand

Front

a protected body of water large enough for ships

Back

harbor

Front

an area of low, wet land

Back

swamp

Front

a place where a river empties into a larger body of water

Back

mouth of river

Front

the starting point of a river

Back

source of a river

Front

a smaller river that flows into a larger river

Back

tributary

Front

the part of a body of water that flows in a definite direction

Back

water currents

Front

a part of a river or stream where the current runs very fast

Back

rapids

Front

a flow of water falling vertically

Back

falls

Front

a waterway dug across land for ships or small boats to go through. It usually connects to 2 waterways

Back

canal