Land Masses & Water Bodies

Land Masses & Water Bodies

​Continents & Oceans

Part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land - usually has a narrow opeing.

​​Gulf

​Body of water surrounded by land and is smaller than a gulf. The opening is wide.

​​Bay

​Coastal Features

​Coastal Features cont'd

Peninsula

- Long narrow piece of land connected to larger piece of land that sticks out in the sea

​Coastal Features

​Coastal Features

Chain of islands

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​Archipelago

​Coastal Features cont'd

Narrow strip of land with sea on either sides of it.

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​Isthmus

​Coastal Features cont'd

Multiple Choice

A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.

• archipelago

• delta

• island

• lake

Multiple Choice

A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.

• island

• archipelago

• peninsula

• continent

Multiple Choice

A large body of fresh water surrounded by land on all sides. Really huge ones are often called seas.

• ocean

• pond

• lake

• river

Multiple Choice

A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. They cover more than two-thirds of the Earth’s surface.

• delta

• plain

• bay

• ocean

Multiple Choice

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses. It has water on two sides.

• isthmus

• strait

• gulf

• plain

Multiple Choice

A large/high area of land with a flat top, that is higher than the surrounding land.

• mountain

• plateau

• delta

• peninsula

Multiple Choice

A body of land that is surrounded by water on all three sides.

• peninsula

• isthmus

• strait

• delta

Multiple Choice

A small body of fresh water surrounded by land on all sides. It is smaller than a lake.

• sea

• lake

• river

• pond

Multiple Choice

A large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.

• sea

• strait

• gulf

• lake

Multiple Choice

A large, flowing body of fresh water that originates in the highlands that flows and usually empties into a larger river, the sea or an ocean.

• pond

• river

• sea

• lake

Multiple Choice

An area of flat land that have only small changes in elevation. It is not higher than 150m above sea level.

• hill

• plain

• river

• pond

Multiple Choice

A large mass of land on the Earth’s surface that is washed by two or more oceans.

• island

• isthmus

• peninsula

• continent

Multiple Choice

A part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land. It is a deep inlet like a pocket that is larger than a bay.

• bay

• sea

• gulf

• strait

Multiple Choice

A body of water that is partly enclosed by land and is usually smaller than a gulf.

• gulf

• sea

• pond

• bay