USI.2d,1g Geographic Features

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

A large body of water that is completely surrounded by land is known as a _______________.

• pond

• lake

• island

• strait

Which feature is a land mass surrounded by water but smaller than a continent?

• Island

• peninsula

• Gulf

• Lake

Which feature is a natural stream of fresh water that empty into a larger body of water?

• Lake

• River

• Tributary

• Ocean

What are parts of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land?

• Island

• Peninsula

• Gulf/Bay

• River

A ____ is a large natural elevation of the Earth’s surface that rises from the Earth’s surface.

• hill
• mountain
• plateau
• mesa

A __ is a piece of land that juts out into a body of water and surrounded on three sides of it. 

• isthmus
• strait
• peninsula
• cape

A large, elevated area of land (sometimes flat)

• Plateau

• River

• Island

• Peninsula

A large flat land area with very few trees.

• Plains

• Peninsula

• Mesa

• Plateau