Lesson 3 Geography Vocab

Different kinds of land on earth is called______.

• Landforms

• Special purpose maps

• Bay

Land surrounded by water on three sides is called______.

• Island

• Elevation

• Peninsula

A piece of land that is surrounded by water is called an island.

• True

• False

Maps that show characteristics of an area such as landforms, climate, or forests.

• Mountain range

• Special purpose maps

• Sand Dunes

Elevation is_________,

• How high a place is

• How low a place is

A row of connected mountains is called a _______.

• Glacier

• Bay

• Mountain range

Ridges or hills of loose sand piled by the wind.

• Sand Dunes

• Glaciers

• The Great Lakes

Five huge lakes located in the northern part of the United States (HOMES).

• Bay

• The Great Lakes

• Glaciers

A bay is a body of water that is partly blocked off by land.

• True

• False

Giant sheets of slowly moving ice.

• islands

• landforms

• glaciers