KWA GEOGRAPHY WATER VOCAB

Match the following

• inland body of water

• Bayou

• pool of shallow water connected to a larger body of water by an inlet

• Lake

• slow stream or backwaters of a major river system

• Inlet

• area of low, wet, poorly drained land

• Lagoon

• small opening between bodies of water

• Marsh

Match the following

• large water flow of natural origin

• Canal

• sheltered body of water where boats anchor for protection from waves/wind

• River

• A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward

• Bog

• human-created channel of water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage

• Harbor

• Wet, spongy ground made of decayed plants

• Bay

Match the following

• Bay

• 
• Bog

• 
• Lake

• 
• Canal

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• Harbor

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Match the following

• River

• 
• Bay

• 
• Inlet

• 
• Lagoon

• 
• Marsh

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What do you see?

• Great Lakes

• South America

• Sea

• Central America