Geography Terms Review

An _______________ is a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent.

• Bay

• Plateau

• Plain

• Ocean

An ​ _________________ is an inlet of a sea or ocean where the land curves inward and forms an indentation. It is larger than a cove.

• Bay

• Delta

• Canyon

• Island

An _____________ is a large area of flat land with few trees. It can also be known as a prairie, grassland, or savanna

• Peninsula

• Hill

• River

• Plain

An_________ is a narrow strip of land with water on both sides. It joins two large areas of land.

• Isthmus

• Ocean

• Valley

• Hill

An_____________ is a tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river.

• River

• Isthmus

• Canyon

• Delta

An _________ is a large, flat area of land that is higher that the surrounding land.

• Island

• Hill

• Plateau

• Volcano

An__________ is a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, an ocean, a lake, a stream, or another river.

• River

• Peninsula

• Hill

• Plateau

An________ is a piece of land completely surround by water.

• Valley

• Island

• Ocean

• Bay

An______ is a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it.

• Volcano

• Canyon

• Island

• Delta

An__________ is a large, tall mass of rock with steep sides. It is much higher than a hill.

• Delta

• Canyon

• Bay

• Mountain