Basic Geography Terms

It's a group of islands.

• team

• archipelago

• channel

It's a body of water that is partially enclosed by land.

• beach

• gulf

• bay

It's the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.

• beach

• water

• cape

It's a hollow in the Earth, especially opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.

• volcano

• geyser

• cave

It's a length of water wider than a strait joining two large areas of water, such as seas.

• isthmus

• lake

• channel

It's a steep rock-face near to the sea.

• mountain

• hill

• cliff

It's a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.

• peninsula

• delta

• gulf

It's a dry area of land that gets very little rain.

• forest

• marsh

• desert

It's a large area of trees.

• marsh

• grassland

• forest

it's a hot a spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of hot water and steam into the air.

• volcano

• lake

• geyser