Geographic Terms

a deep valley with steep sides

• bay
• canyon
• lake
• island

a large area of land where it is hot and dry

• cliff
• coast
• desert
• bay

area of water surrounded by land

• desert
• canyon
• lake
• hill

low land between mountains

• bay
• ocean
• valley
• island

Large land areas on Earth, like Asia, Europe, and Africa

• valley
• desert
• lake
• continent

a continuous flow of water

• desert
• river
• glacier
• ocean

the land next to a sea or an ocean

• coast

• mountain

• valley

• lake

a piece of land surrounded by water

• climate

• valley

• river

• island

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land

• isthmus

• island

• hill

• shoestring

a large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land; at least one side has a steep slope

• hill

• plateau

• mountain

• river