Geography Terms

an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean, surrounded by water on 3 sides.

• archipelago

• delta

• peninsula

• island

a chain of rocks, coral, or sand at or near the surface of the water.

• peninsula

• reef

• mountain peak

• glacier

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

• delta

• isthmus

• canyon

• glacier

an area of land surrounded entirely by water

• island

• peninsula

• reef

• mouth

a group of islands

• archipelago

• canyon

• isthmus

• reef

place where a river or stream flows into a larger body of water

• mountain peak

• glacier

• mouth

• canyon

a deep, narrow valley with steep walls

• canyon

• reef

• island

• delta

a large area of slow-moving ice

• delta

• canyon

• glacier

• mouth

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas

• isthmus

• glacier

• peninsula

• delta

pointed top of a mountain

• mouth

• mountain peak

• reef

• island