Geographic Terms

Front

A group of islands

Back

Archipelago

Front

Area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevation

Back

Basin

Front

Part of large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

Back

Bay

Front

Deep and narrow valley with steep walls

Back

Canyon

Front

Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean

Back

Cape

Front

Wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway

Back

Channel

Front

Steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice

Back

Cliff

Front

One of the seven large landmasses on the Earth

Back

Continent

Front

Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth

Back

Delta

Front

Stretch of high land that separates river systems

Back

Divide