Geography Unit 1

a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a

link between two larger areas of land.

• Peninsula

• Island

• Strait

• Isthmus

a piece of land surrounded by water.

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

• Strait

• Island

a of large size piece of land extending into a body of water, usually the ocean.

• Cape

• Isthmus

• Peninsula

• Island

a large area of flat land with few trees

• Basin

• Plain

• Mountain

• Plateau

a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.

• Bay

• Sea

• Ocean

• Lake

a large land form that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak

• Plateau

• Plain

• Mountain

• Bluff

a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

• Gulf

• Island

• Cape

• Peninsula

large area of salt water between continents.

• Sea

• Bay

• Gulf

• Ocean

a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth larger than a bay.

• Bay

• Gulf

• Sea

• Ocean

a depression, or dip, in the Earth’s surface.

• Plain

• Basin

• Desert

• Mountain