Geo-Terms

a group of islands

• island

• lake

• archipelago

• fjord

a triangular shaped plain at the mouth of a river (made of sediment)

• seacoast

• flood plain

• mouth

• delta

a steep flat topped hill that stands alone on a plain – smaller than a mesa and plateau

• butte

• mesa

• plain

• hill

one of the seven large landmasses on the Earth

• island

• continent

• plain

• peninsula

a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake

• river

• strait

• tributary

• isthmus

a small sheltered inlet or bay

• gulf

• bay

• cove

• harbor

a body of saltwater that is smaller than an ocean

• sea

• bay

• gulf

• cove

a thick body of slow moving ice

• seacoast

• source

• mouth

• glacier

a large waterfall

• flood plain

• cataract

• waterfall

• seacoast

a broad and flat or gently rolling area of land

• canyon

• valley

• plain

• delta