Geography Terms

A flat, elevated landform that is raised much higher than the surrounding area.

• piedmont
• peninsula
• isthmus
• plateau

The ________ is a low, bowl-shaped land with higher land all around it.

• plateau
• Great Basin
• Great Lakes
• Great Plains

A strip of land bridging two land masses.

• piedmont
  isthmus
• plateauplateau
• peninsula
• isthmusisthmus

An area of water extending into the United States from the Atlantic Ocean.

• Gulf of Mexico
• Great Lakes
• Great Plains
• Great Basin

Triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river.

• Delta
• Mouth
• Waterfall
• Plateau

Land with water on 3 sides

• Island
• Archipelago
• Isthmus
• Peninsula

Any of the four largest bodies of water on Earth

• River
• Ocean
• Lake
• Pond

A very large area of flat land

• Plain
• Coast
• Peak
• Basin

A high, wide area of flat land with steep sides

• Cataract
• Glacier
• Dune
• Plateau

Land surrounded by water

• Peninsula
• Island
• Plain
• Plateau